Azide Blood Agar Base is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This Azide Blood Agar Baseis recommended for selective isolation and cultivation of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species from mixed bacterial flora.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number: M158-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• Peptone, special: 10.000
• HM Peptone B#: 3.000
• Sodium chloride: 5.000
• Sodium azide :0.200
• Agar :15.000
• Final pH ( at 25C) :7.20.2

Product features:

• Appearance :Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.5% Agar gel
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Basal medium : Yellow coloured, clear to slightly opalescent gel. After addition of 5%w/v sterile defibrinated blood : Cherry red coloured, opaque gel forms in Petri plates, which darkens on standing
• Reaction: Reaction of 3.32% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 7.20.2
• pH: 7.00-7.40
• Cultural Response: Cultural characteristics observed with added 5%w/v sterile defibrinated blood, after an incubation at 35-37C for 18-24