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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L,

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Preparation and maintenance guidelines for DCM

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A

Product	Recommended Use	Product Code	Product Specifications	QA
A1 Medium	For the detection of coliforms in water & foods	CB2/1252	see specifications
Acetamide Broth	For the confirmation of Ps. aeruginosa in bottled water	CB2/1211	see specifications
Acetamide Broth (UNE-EN: 12780:2002)	For the confirmation of Ps. aeruginosa by membrane filtration	CB2/1155	see specifications
Amies Transport Medium with Charcoal	For the transport & maintenance of microbiological samples	CB2/1535	see specifications
Amies Transport Medium w/o Charcoal	For the transport & maintenance of microbiological samples	CB2/1530	see specifications
Anaerobic Agar	For the cultivation of anaerobes, particularly Clostridium spp.	CB2/1000	see specifications
Antibiotic Medium No 1 (seed agar)(USP)	Standard medium used for the the preparation of the seed layer in antibiotic assays	CB2/1520	see specifications
Antibiotic Medium No 2 (seed agar)(USP)	Standard medium used for the the preparation of the base layer in antibiotic assays	CB2/1002	see specifications
Antibiotic Medium No 3 (USP)	Standard medium for antibiotic assays	CB2/1534	see specifications
Antibiotic Medium No 5 (Streptomycin Assay Agar)(USP)	For use in the potency assay of streptomycin	CB2/1524	see specifications
Antibiotic Medium No 8 (Base agar with low pH)(USP)	For use in the plate assay of tetracycline and other antibiotics	CB2/1004	see specifications
Antibiotic Medium No 11(Neomycin Agar)(USB)	For use in the potency assay of neomycin and other antibiotics	CB2/1528	see specifications
Asparagine Broth	For presumptive identification and enumeration (MPN) of Ps. aeruginosa	CB2/1207	see specifications
Azide Blood Agar Base	For isolation of Streptococci spp. and Staphylococci spp.	CB2/1113	see specifications

 

B

Product	Recommended Use	Product Code	Product Specifications	QA
Bacillus cereus Selective Agar Base	For the enumeeration and isolation of Bacillus cereus in food	CB2/1124	see specifications
Baird Parker Agar Base (Eu.Pharm.)	For the selective isolation of coagulase-positive Staphylococci spp.	CB2/1100	see specifications
Baird Parker Agar Base (RPF)	For the selective isolation of coagulase-positive Staphylococci spp. in foods	CB2/1319	see specifications
BCP Agar	For the isolation of coliforms	CB2/1051	see specifications
BCP Glucose Agar	For the differentiation and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae	CB2/1320	see specifications
Biggy Agar	For the isolation and identification of Candida	CB2/1006	see specifications
Bile Esculin Agar	For the isolation and presumptive identification of Group D Streptococci	CB2/1031	see specifications
Bile Esculin Azide Agar (ISO 7899-2-2002)	Selective medium for the isolation and presumptive identification of Group D Streptococci	CB2/1005	see specifications
Bismuth Sulfite Agar (Wilson Blair)(USP)	Highly selective for the isolation of Salmonella spp. particularly S. typhi from clinical specimens and food	CB2/1011	see specifications
Blood Agar Base	For the isolation, cultivation and detection of the haemolytic activity of fastidious microorganisms	CB2/1108	see specifications
Blood Agar Base + Nalidixic Acid	For the differentiation of haemolytic activity Streptococcus spp. and L. monocytogenes	CB2/1128	see specifications
Blood Free Campylobacter Agar Base	For the isolation of Campylobacter spp.	CB2/1129	see specifications
Bordet-Gengou Agar Base	For the detection and isolation of Bordetella purtussis and B. parapertussis	CB2/1107	see specifications
Brain Heart Infusion Agar (BHI)	Recommended for the development of fastidious microorganisms	CB2/1048	see specifications
Brain Heart Infusion Broth (BHI)	For the growth of pathogenic cocci and other microorganisms	CB2/1400	see specifications
Brilliant Green Agar (Eu.Pharm./USP)	Selective medium for the isolation of Salmonella spp. in foods	CB2/1078	see specifications
Brilliant Green Bile Agar	Determining contamination by coliforms in water	CB2/1010	see specifications
Brilliant Green Bile Broth 2%	For the detection of coliforms in water and foods	CB2/1228	see specifications
Brilliant Green Selenite Broth II	For selective enrichment of Salmonella spp.	CB2/1219	see specifications
Brilliant Green Tetrathionate Bile Broth (Eu.Pharm.)	For the selective enrichment of Salmonella spp. in food & faeces	CB2/1253	see specifications
Brucella Agar	For the cultivation of Brucella in samples of medical and sanitary interest	CB2/1012	see specifications
Brucella Broth	For the cultivation of Brucella in samples of medical and sanitary interest	CB2/1223	see specifications
Bryant-Burkey Broth Base (mod. with resazurine)	For the detection of lactate-fermenting clostridia in dairy products	CB2/1247	see specifications
Buffered Peptone Water	Homogenising diluent during the microbiological analysis of foods	CB2/1402	see specifications
Buffered Peptone Water (Eu.Pharm.)	Homogenising diluent during the microbiological analysis of foods	CB2/1401	see specifications

 

C

Product	Recommended Use	Product Code	Product Specifications	QA
Calcium Caseinate Agar	Selective medium for the recovery of proteolytic microorganisms in food	CB2/1069	see specifications
Campylobacter Agar Base (Preston)	Selective medium for the isolation of C. jejuni & C. coli	CB2/1131	see specifications
Cary-Blair Medium	Transport medium recommended for the collection and transport of clinical specimens	CB2/1529	see specifications
Cetrimide Agar Base (Eu.Pharm.)	For the selctive isolation and identification of Ps. aeruginosa	CB2/1102	see specifications
Chapman Stone Agar	Selective and differential medium for the isolation of Staphylococci in food	CB2/1017	see specifications
Chloramphenicol Agar	Selective medium for the isolation and enumeration of moulds in dairy products and milk	CB2/1301	see specifications
CLED Agar	For the cultivation of urinary tract bacteria. Inhibits Proteus swarming	CB2/1016	see specifications
CLED Agar with Andrade's Indicator	Modified CLED medium for the increased differentiation of colonies	CB2/1303	see specifications
Clostridium perfringens Agar Base (m-CP)	For the isolation and enumeration of Cl. perfringens	CB2/1132	see specifications
Columbia Agar Base (Eu.Pharm.)	For the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms and the determination of haemolytic reactions	CB2/1104	see specifications
Columbia Broth	For the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms and for general use	CB2/1229	see specifications
Columbia CNA Agar	Recommended for the isolation of Gram-positive cocci	CB2/1152	see specifications
CTA Medium	For maintenance of strains and motility & fermentation studies	CB2/1502	see specifications
Czapek-Dox Modified Agar	For the cultivation of fungi & bacteria using NaNO3 as the sole energy source	CB2/1515	see specifications
Czapek-Dox Modified Broth	For the cultivation of fungi & bacteria using NaNO3 as the sole energy source	CB2/1250	see specifications

D

Product	Recommended Use	Product Code	Product Specifications	QA
DCLS Agar	Selective medium for the isolation of Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. from foods, faeces and urine. May also be used to isolate Vibrio cholerae	CB2/1045	see specifications
Desoxycholate Agar	For the isolation and enumeration of coliforms in dairy products	CB2/1020	see specifications
Desoxycholate Citrate Agar (Eu.Pharm.)	Highly selective medium for the isolation of enteric pathogens, particluarly Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp.	CB2/1067	see specifications
Desoxycholate Lactose Agar	For the isolation and enumeration of coliforms	CB2/1025	see specifications
Dextrose Agar	For bacterial total counts and general purposes	CB2/1021	see specifications
Dextrose Broth (Glucose Broth)	For the study of glucose fermentation	CB2/1203	see specifications
Dichloran Glycerol Agar (DG18)	For the isolation and enumeration of xerophilic fungi in dry and semi-dry foods.	CB2/1161	see specifications
DNase Test Agar	For differentiating microorganisms based on deoxyribosenuclease activty.	CB2/1028	see specifications

 

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F

 

G

Product	Recommended Use	Product Code	Product Specifications	QA
GC Agar Base	For the isolation and cultivation of gonococci	CB2/1106	see specifications
Gelatin Lactose Medium	For the confirmation of Clostridium perfringens	CB2/1526	see specifications
Giolitti-Cantoni Broth	For the detection of Staphylococcus aureus in food	CB2/1232	see specifications
Glucose Chloramphenical Agar	Selective medium for the isolation and enumeration of yeasts and moulds in milk and dairy products	CB2/1094	see specifications
Glucose Chloramphenical Broth	Selective medium for the isolation and enumeration of yeasts and moulds in milk and dairy products	CB2/1258	see specifications
GN Enrichment Broth (HAJNA)	For the selctive culture of Gram negative Enterobacteriaceae, especially, Shigella	CB2/1248	see specifications

 

H

Product	Recommended Use	Product Code	Product Specifications	QA
Hektoen Enteric Agar	For the isolation and idnetification of Gram negative enteric bacteria	CB2/1030	see specifications

 

I

 

K

Product	Recommended Use	Product Code	Product Specifications	QA
KAA Confirmatory Agar	For the isolation and confirmation of Lancefield Group D Streptococci in foods	CB2/1027	see specifications
KAA Presumptive Broth	For the presumptive detection of Lancefield Group D Streptococci in foods	CB2/1209	see specifications
KF Streptococcal Agar	For the isolation and enumeration of faecal Streptococci by direct culture or membrane filtration	CB2/1034	see specifications
King A Medium (Pseudomonas P Agar)(USP)	For the identification of Pseudomonas based on the production of pyocyanin	CB2/1531	see specifications
King B Medium (Pseudomonas P Agar)(USP)	For the identification of Pseudomonas based on the production of fluorescein	CB2/1532	see specifications
King B Agar (UNE-EN 12780:2002)	For the identification and enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by membrane flitration	CB2/1154	see specifications
King FG Agar	For the enumeration of psychrotrophic microorganisms in food	CB2/1053	see specifications
Kliger Iron Agar	For the differentiation of Gram negative enterobacteria	CB2/1042	see specifications
Koser Citrate Broth	For the differentiation of E. coli  from Enterobacter on the basis of citrate utilisation	CB2/1200	see specifications

 

L

Product	Recommended Use	Product Code	Product Specifications	QA
Lactose Broth (Eu.Pharm.)	For cultivating coliforms and Salmonella in water, foods, dairy products and other materials	CB2/1206	see specifications
Lactose Sulfite Broth Base (Eu.Pharm.)	Selective medium for the detection and enumeration of Clostridium perfringens	CB2/1009	see specifications
Lauryl Sulfate Agar	Selective isolation and enumeration of coliforms (by membrane filtration)	CB2/1309	see specifications
Lauryl Sulfate Broth	For the detection of coliforms in water (APHA)	CB2/1310	see specifications
Legionella CYE AgarBase	Selective medium for the cultivation of Legionella spp.	CB2/1311	see specifications
Letheen Agar Base Modified	For the determination of bacterial activity of quaternary ammonium compounds	CB2/1111	see specifications
Letheen Broth Base Modified	For the determination of bacterial activity of quaternary ammonium compounds	CB2/1244	see specifications
Levine Agar EMB	For the isolation and differentiation of Enterobacteria	CB2/1050	see specifications
Listeria Agar Base Oxford	Selective medium for the isolation of Listeria monocytogenes	CB2/1133	see specifications
Listeria Agar Base Palcam	Selective medium for the isolation of Listeria monocytogenes	CB2/1141	see specifications
Listeria Enrichment Broth Base Fraser	Enrichment medium for the detection and  isolation of Listeria spp. in food and environmental samples	CB2/1120	see specifications
Liver Agar Base	For the cultivation of pathogens, particularly Brucella	CB2/1142	see specifications
Liver Broth	For the cultivation of pathogens, particularly Brucella	CB2/1242	see specifications
Lowenstein-Jensen Medium Base	For the cultivation of mycobacterial strains, particularly M. tuberculosis	CB2/1116	see specifications
Lysine Decarboxylase Broth	For the identification of microorganisms, particularly enteric bacilli, based on decarboxylation of lysine	CB2/1208	see specifications
Lysine Iron Agar	For studies of the decaroxylation of lysine for rapid differentiation of Salmonella arizonae	CB2/1044	see specifications

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