Transport Swabs W/ Cary-Blair Medium is supplied by Micromaster. It is available in the form of 8ml sterile Cary-Blair medium in tubes with sterile cotton swabs. The medium is light amber coloured and has a pH in the range of 8.2 to 8.6. It is advisable to store this product between 525C with caps firmly screwed. Do not freeze.

Quantity provided: 50 swabs/pack

Transport Swabs W/ Cary-Blair Medium is recommended for recovery of aerobic, anaerobic and fastidious bacteria from faecal specimens. Proper collection and transportation of faecal specimens is vital for detection of faecal pathogens. Cary and Blair devised this medium to provide conditions that will allow and increase survival of organisms without aiding multiplication due to minimal nutrients. Sodium thioglycollate in the medium provides a low oxidation reduction potential. An alkaline pH of the medium prevents bacterial destruction due to formation of acid. Sterile cotton swabs allow absorption of specimen material while polystyrene shaft allows semi-flexibility to the swab stick, aiding in collection.