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BD Difco™ Dehydrated Culture Media: TCBS Agar Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile-Sucrose Agar

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For selective isolation and cultivation of V. cholerae and other enteropathogenic vibrios

TCBS is the primary plating medium universally used for the selective isolation of vibrios that cause cholera, diarrhea and food poisoning. It was developed by Kobayashi et al.4, who modified the selective medium of Nakanishi.5 The combination
of alkaline peptone water and TCBS Agar is used in many procedures for the isolation of V. cholerae and other Vibrio species from feces.

Specifications

Certifications/Compliance

ISO/DIS, 11014, AOAC, BAM, BS12, CCAM, CMPH2, COMPF, ISO, MCM9, SMWW

Content And Storage

<30°C

Form

Dehydrated

Media Type

Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose (TCBS) Agar

Product Type

Agar

Formulation

Yeast extract 5g/L, Proteose Peptone No. 3 10g/L, Sodium Citrate 10g/L, Sodium Thiosulfate 10g/L, Oxgall 8g/L, Saccharose 20g/L, Sodium Chloride 10g/L, Ferric Ammonium Citrate 1g/L, Bromthymol blue 0.04g/L, Thymol blue 0.04g/L, Agar 15g/L

For Use With (Application)

Isolation of Cholera vibrios and Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Packaging Type

Bottle

Quantity

500 g

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