BD® BBL™ Prepared Media Stacker™ Plates

Prepared plated media are designed for the isolation of microorganisms from samples or specimens and come in 100 x 10 mm or 100 x 15 mm petri-style configurations unless otherwise noted. Plates contain a single medium, and feature an interlocking, stackable design to minimize sliding or sample disruption.

Features:

• Come in 100 x 10 mm or 100 x 15 mm petri-style configurations
• Plates are ready for immediate use
• Store at 2 to 8°C (36 to 46°F)

MacConkey II Agar MacConkey II Agar, a specially-designed improvement to MacConkey Agar, features increased inhibition of swarming Proteus spp., growth of enteric organisms and more definitive differentiation of lactose fermenters and nonfermenters.

Mannitol Salt Agar, with 7.5% sodium chloride in phenol red mannitol agar, is an efficient medium for the selective isolation of coagulase-positive staphylococci. Staphylococcus aureus colonies produce a golden color due to mannitol fermentation; most nonfermenting Staphylococcus colonies appear red.

Pseudosel Agar is the BD BBL™ medium of choice for the selective isolation and identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It is a modification of King’s Tech Agar, stimulating enhanced pyocyanin production by Pseudomonas while inhibiting other organisms with cetrimide. Pseudosel Agar also detects the fluorescin produced by some pseudomonads.

XLD (Xylose-Lysine-Desoxycholate) Agar has been found to be highly efficient for the primary isolation of Shigella and Salmonella. It is a selective, differential medium, inhibitory to gram-positive organisms. Xylose fermentation, lysine decarboxylation and H2S production differentiate Salmonella spp. from the Shigella spp.