Anaerobic Basal Agar is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This is an Anaerobic Basal Agarideally used for the growth of anaerobic microorganisms, particularly Bacteroides species. This Anaerobic Basal Agar can also support growth of other fastidious anaerobes.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number: M1635-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• Peptic digest of animal tissue 16.000
• Yeast extract 7.000
• Sodium chloride 5.000
• Starch 1.000
• Dextrose 1.000
• Sodium pyruvate 1.000
• Arginine 1.000
• Sodium succinate 0.500
• Sodium bicarbonate 0.400
• L-Cysteine HCl 0.250
• Ferric pyrophosphate 0.500
• Hemin 0.005
• Vitamin K 0.0005
• Dithiothreitol 0.250
• Agar 12.000
• Final pH ( at 25C) 7.00.2

Product features:

• Appearance:Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.2% Agar gel
• Colour and Clarity:Basal medium:Light amber;After addition of 5% v/v sterile defibrinated blood: Cherry red Basal medium: clear to slightly opalescent ; After addition of 5% v/v sterile defibrinated blood: opaque gel forms in Petri plates.
• Reaction:Reaction of 4.6% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 7.00.2
• pH: 6.80-7.20