BBL CDC Anaerobe Agar Plate Culture Media w/ 5% Sheep Blood (100/cs)

• Used for the isolation and cultivation of obligately anaerobic microorganisms
• Comes in Petri-dishes/plates
• Ready for immediate use
• Shelf Life: 70 Days
• Must be refrigerated at 2 to 8°C (36 to 46 °F) .

Formulated by Dowell et al. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the BD BBL CDC Anaerobe Culture Media w/ 5% Sheep Blood Agar is a nonselective, highly nutritious medium used to isolate and cultivate a wide variety of fastidious and slow-growing, obligately anaerobic microorganisms. With high amounts of peptones, yeast extract, hemin, vitamin K1, and sheep blood, this medium has been seen to improve the growth of Prevotella melaninogenica, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Clostridium haemolyticum, as well as certain strains of Actinomyces israelii and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. It is sold in 100 plates per pack, with an interlocking and stackable design to prevent sliding or sample disruption.

Formulation:

• Pancreatic digest of Casein 15g/L
• Papaic digest of Soybean Meal 5g/L
• Sodium Chloride 5g/L
• Agar 20g/L
• Yeast extract 5g/L
• Hemin 0.005g/L
• Vitamin K1 0.01g/L
• L-Cystine 0.4g/L
• Sheep Blood, defibrinated 5%

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.