BD BBL™ Prepared Media CDC Anaerobe Agar with 5% Sheep Blood Plate, 20/pk 221733

Features & Benefits:

• BD BBL CDC Anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar was formulated by Dowell et al. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an enriched, nonselective medium for the isolation and cultivation of a wide variety of obligately anaerobic microorganisms, particularly those found in clinical materials.
• The medium employs BD Trypticase Soy Agar supplemented with additional agar, yeast extract, vitamin K1, hemin, cystine and 5% sheep blood.
• Improved growth of Prevotella melaninogenica, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Clostridium haemolyticum, as well as certain strains of Actinomyces israelii and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, has been demonstrated on this medium.
• Furthermore, less smooth to rough colonial variation has been reported on this medium than on Schaedler Blood Agar.
• The isolation of obligately anaerobic bacteria from clinical and nonclinical materials requires the use of selective, nonselective and enrichment media.
• The choice of media to be employed is based upon the type of material and the results of direct microscopic observation.
• Nonselective media are used to isolate organisms present in low numbers and to provide an indication of the numbers and types of organisms present in the specimen or sample.
• Selective media are employed to facilitate recovery of the desired organisms present in mixed populations.
• Additional Quality Control:
  • Examine plates as described under "Product Deterioration."
  • Visually examine representative plates to assure that any existing physical defects will not interfere with use.
  • Determine the pH potentiometrically at room temperature for adherence to the specification of 7.5 ± 0.2.
  • Note the firmness of plates during the inoculation procedure.
  • Incubate uninoculated representative plates aerobically at 35 ± 2 °C for 72 h and examine for microbial contamination.
• It also supports the growth of most aerobic, facultatively anaerobic and microaerophilic bacteria if incubated appropriately.
• Ready-to-use.
• 100 x 10mm and 100 x 15mm-style plates.
• Certifications/Compliance - ISO/DIS, 11014.
• Format - Liquid.
• Media Format - Pancreatic digest of Casein 15g/L, Papaic digest of Soybean Meal 5g/L, Sodium Chloride 5g/L, Agar 20g/L, Yeast extract 5g/L, Hemin 0.005g/L, Vitamin K1 0.01g/L, L-Cystine 0.4g/L, Sheep Blood, defibrinated 5%.
• Packaging - Plate.
• Weight (Metric) - 950g.
• Color - Light Beige
• Media Type - CDC anaerobe 5% Sheep Blood Agar
• ShelfLife - 70 day

Application:

• For Use With Isolation and Cultivation of obligate anaerobes from clinical specimens.