Agar Flashcards
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Used for cultivation and isolation
of fungi
Sabouraud Dextrose AGAR
(SDA)
Base for isolation of
cholera vibrios
Thiosulfate Citrate Bile
Sucrose Agar (TCBS)
Vibrio Selective Agar
Thiosulfate Citrate Bile
Sucrose Agar (TCBS)
For selective isolation of
Vibrio cholerae and other
enteropathogenic Vibrios
causing food poisoning
Thiosulfate Citrate Bile
Sucrose Agar (TCBS)
For isolating pathogenic
ring
Mycobiotic Agar
(Fungal Selective Agar)
2 antibiotics under Mycobiotic Agar
Chlorampenicol - inhibit growth of bacteria
Cycloheximide - inihibit growth of air contaminants
-Used for the study of
coliform organisms
- Differentiates lactose
fermenting organisms from
the non-lactose fermenting
Organisms
MacConkey Agar
For the isolation and
differentiation of coliforms
Eosin Methylene Blue Agar
(EMB)
Recommended for
differential isolation of
gram negative enteric
bacilli from clinical and
nonclinical specimens
Eosin Methylene Blue Agar
(EMB)
Selective medium for the
isolation of Shigella and
Salmonella
Salmonella-Shigella Agar
(SS Sagar)
Selective and differential
medium useful for the
isolation of Staphylococcus
species when used in
conjunction with nonselective
medium such as
BAP
Mannitol Salt Agar
-For cultivation of fastidious
pathogenic bacteria,
yeasts, and molds
- Recommended for the
development of fastidious
microorganisms
Brain Heart Infusion Agar
(BHI) (Special Infusion
Agar)
Enriched, non-selective, for
isolating fastidious
organisms such as
Neisseria and Haemophilus
Chocolate Agar Plate
A Blood Agar that is heated
by steaming
Chocolate Agar Plate
The color brown is like
chocolate hence the name
chocolate agar
Chocolate Agar Plate
Base medium for hemolytic
reaction
Blood Agar Plate
For stimulating the
production of
chlamydospores by mist
strains of Candida albicans
for culturing
phytopathological fungi.
Cornmeal Agar
For culturing yeast and
molds from food and dairy
products
Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA)
Solid culture medium for
selective isolate of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Cetrimide Agar
(Pseudomonas Selective
Agar)
For determination of
susceptibility of
microorganisms to
antimicrobial agents
Mueller Hinton Agar
For isolating Salmonella,
particularly Salmonella
typhi from food and clinical
specimens
Bismuth Sulphite Agar
(BSA)
For general cultivation of
bacteria, often used as a
base in making a more
complex media
Nutrient Agar (NA)
For cultivation of less
fastidious microorganisms,
can be enriched with blood
or other biochemical fluids
Nutrient Agar (NA)
For enrichment and
isolation of fastidious
microorganisms with or
without blood
Soya Casein Digest Agar
(Tryptone Soya Agar) (Caso
Agar)
