Thermo Fisher, PB0115A, Blood Agar Base No. 2 with Sheep Blood

Description: Blood Aagr No. 2 with Sheep Blood
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Use Blood Agar Base No. 2 with sheep Blood for the recovery of fastidious organisms without interfering with their hemolytic reactions.
• Exhibits superior growth promoting properties and enhanced pigment formation in chromogenic bacteria.
• Supports luxuriant early colonial development of fastidious organisms, particularly streptococci and pneumococci.
• Allows determination of the hemolytic reaction patterns with the added defibrinated sheep blood.
• Ready-to-use convenience of prepared mediaIn comparison with fresh digest agar, Blood Agar Base No.2 shows equal or superior growth promoting properties and enhanced pigment formation in chromogenic bacteria. Comparison with many other blood agars has shown that with Oxoid Blood Agar Base No.2 growth of many bacteria is considerably improved, especially the fastidious streptococci and pneumococci, as demontrated by luxuriant and early colonial development.Not all products are available for sale in all territories. Please inquire.Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.