Chocolate Agar Plate is supplied by Micromaster. It is available in the form of a chocolate brown coloured medium with a pH in the range of 7.1 to 7.5. The size of each plate is around 90mm and contains around 25ml media. It is advisable to store these plates between 15-25C for maximum efficiency.

Quantity provided: 10 plates/pack

Chocolate Agar is recommended for isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from chronic and acute gonococcal infections. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a gram-negative bacteria and the causative agent of gonorrhoea, however it is also occasionally found in the throat. The cultivation medium for gonococci should ideally be a rich nutrients base with blood, either partially lysed or completely lysed. The diagnosis and control of gonorrhoea have been greatly facilitated by improved laboratory methods for detecting, isolating and studying N. gonorrhoeae. Chocolate Agar Base, with the addition of supplements, gives excellent growth of the gonococcus without overgrowth by contaminating organisms. G.C. Agar can also be used in place of Chocolate Agar Base, which gives slightly better results than Chocolate Agar.