Tryptic Soy Blood Agar Base No. 2 Dehydrated Culture Media

The medium's primary benefit is its adaptability. Without enrichment, it functions as an excellent general purpose medium. However, it is optimized to be supplemented with 5–10% blood (sheep, rabbit, or horse) for isolating, cultivating, and accurately determining the hemolytic reactions of fastidious pathogens—a critical diagnostic function. This base is robustly designed to meet the high standards specified in standard methods for food testing, making it an indispensable tool for clinical and industrial laboratories.

Please note: This product requires the addition of 5–10% sterile blood for use as a blood agar and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans.

Features:

• High-performance base used with blood for isolating and cultivating fastidious pathogenic microorganisms
• Formulated to achieve good growth and improve hemolytic reactions
• Can be used as a general purpose medium without enrichment
• Based on the nutritious Soybean-Casein Digest formula (Tryptic Soy Agar)
• Specified in standard methods for food testing
• Available in economical bulk quantities up to 10 kg

Specifications:

• Brand: Neogen® Culture Media
• Analyte: Non-selective
• Platform: Dehydrated Culture Media
• Grams per Liter: 40.00
• Plates per 500 g: 680.00
• Preparation: Requires the addition of 5–10% sterile blood after autoclaving for full performance (inferred)

Cross Reference:

• Acumedia: Tryp Soy Bld Ag Base No. 2 (7654)
• BD / Difco: 227300
• BD / BBL: N/A
• Oxoid: CM0131
• Merck: N/A