Iso-Sensitest Agar Culture Media

Iso-Sensitest Agar is a medium developed specifically for anti-microbial susceptibility tests like the Disc Diffusion Method. This is a well-defined medium containing a stabilized mineral content to avoid antagonism to certain antimicrobials by metal ions. It allows the growth of the great majority of microorganisms without further supplementation. It can also be supplemented for fastidious organisms with 5% whole horse blood or 5% whole horse blood and 20mg/l beta-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD). Some mutant strains which are totally dependent on thymine and thymidine for their growth will not grow on Iso-Sensitest Agar which has these two components at very low levels. Care must be taken to recognize these strains.

Small volumes of Iso-Sensitest Agar culture media vial(s) may occasionally become entrapped in the seal of the product vial during shipment and storage. If necessary, briefly centrifuge the vial on a tabletop centrifuge to dislodge any liquid in the container`s cap. Certain products may require to ship with dry ice and additional dry ice fee may apply.

MBS652908 is a culture media targeting Iso-Sensitest Agar.