Merck, 05121-500G-F, Heart Infusion Broth

General description
Heart Infusion Broth, containing infusion from the beef heart, is used for the isolation and cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious organisms.The fastidious organisms having challenging nutritional requirements could be cultivated on infusion media. A liquid medium containing an infusion of meat was one of the first media used for the cultivation of bacteria. The heart infusion media requires no further supplements to cultivate fastidious bacteria. The media contains Tryptose and beef heart infusions, which provide nitrogenous compounds, amino acids, and other essential growth nutrients required for the growth pathogenic bacteria. Sodium chloride maintains the osmotic equilibrium of the medium. Heart Infusion Broth is also recommended for Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio species and can be used as the base in carbohydrate fermentation tests. This medium is also used for the isolation and enumeration of hemolytic Streptococci in milk.
Application
Heart Infusion Broth is used for general laboratory purposes for the cultivation of fastidious organisms from various test samples.
Features and Benefits
NutriSelect® Plus are powdered culture media offeringQuality control with growth promotion test according to industry standards
Quality assurance acc. to ISO 9001
Cost-efficient powdered media

Preparation Note
Suspend 25 g in 1000 ml of purified water. Boil to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes. If desired 5% sterile defibrinated blood may be added. Mix well and pour sterile petri plates or tubes.
Other Notes
We offer two media types: the superior granulated GranuCult® and the cost-efficient powdered NutriSelect® culture media, depending on your needs.
The designations basic, plus, or prime are added to indicate the quality control level, from basic quality control to standard QC plus to prime for full regulatory compliance.
Legal Information
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