Thermo Scientific™ Schaedler Anaerobe Agar / Schaedler Anaerobe KV Selective Agar Biplate

Conveniently isolate fastidious microorganisms of the intestinal tract, which would normally be swamped by the growth of enterococci, coliform bacilli and other Gram-negative bacilli, with Schaedler Anaerobe Agar / Schaedler Anaerobe KV Selective Agar biplates.

• Highly nutritive for the selective isolation of intestinal bacteria
• Ready-to-use convenience of prepared media
• Save space with the biplate format

 

Schaedler Anaerobe Agar is a medium free from thioglycollate for the growth of aerobic and anaerobic organisms. Schaedler, Dubos and Costello¹ formulated this medium for the isolation of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms from the gastro-intestinal tract of mice. Mata, Carrillo and Villatoro² modified the formula in their studies on anaerobic human faecal microflora.

Schaedler Anaerobe Agar contains cysteine hydrochloride and glucose, as reducing substances, with the advantage that cysteine inhibits the growth of Escherichia coli. Schaedler Anaerobe Agar has been shown to be a suitable alternative to blood agar for the enumeration of clostridia and has been used for the examination of food, waste products and ditch water. Studies have shown the necessity for strict anaerobic conditions for the successful recovery of obligate anaerobes when using this medium without the addition of blood.

Schaedler Anaerobe KV Selective Agar is supplemented with kanamycin and vancomycin. Together these select for anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria, especially Bacteroides and Prevotella species.

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