Blood Agar Base No. 2 w/ 1.2% Agar is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This is a Blood Agar Base No. 2 which comes with 1.2% Agar. Blood Agar Base No. 2 with 1.2% Agaris specially devised to permit the maximum recovery of fastidious pathogenic microorganisms without interfering with their haemolytic reactions.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number:M834A-500G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 500g

Product composition:gm/L

• Proteose peptone: 15.000
• HL extract : 2.500
• Yeast extract: 5.000
• Sodium chloride: 5.000
• Agar: 12.000
• Final pH ( at 25C): 7.40.2

Product features:

• Appearance:Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling: Firm, comparable with 1.2% Agar gel
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Basal medium : Light amber coloured clear to slightly opalescent gel. After addition of 5% v/v sterile defibrinated blood : Cherry red coloured opaque gel forms in Petri plates.
• Reaction: Reaction of 4.0% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 7.40.2
• pH: 7.20 - 7.60
• Cultural Response: Cultural characteristics observed with added 5% w/v sterile defibrinated blood,after an incubation at 35-37C for 18-48 hours