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BD supplies greater than 400 different Difco™ and BBL™ brand media formulations in dehydrated form for the convenience of the laboratorian and bioprocessing specialist. Certain formulations are designated by a “II” in the medium name; these formulations are improved to provide more consistent, superior test results than earlier versions. The individual ingredients and the final dehydrated product are carefully quality-controlled to assure consistent, high quality performance and obviate the need for media to be prepared in the laboratory from raw materials. Dehydrated culture media may be offered as 100 g and 500 g bottles, 2 kg, 5 lb, 25 lb and 10 kg containers.

Dehydrated Culture Media

Cat NumberDescriptionBrandQuantityUnit
2440202xYT
Formulation designed for growth and propagation of E. coli infected with the single strand filamentous bacteriophage M13
Difco500 gEA
2440102xYT
2xYT Formulation designed for growth and propagation of E. coli infected with the single strand filamentous bacteriophage M13
Difco2 kgEA
218231A-1 Medium
Determination of fecal coliforms in water and foods
Difco500 gEA
231710AC Broth
For cultivating a wide variety of microorganisms; for use in the sterility testing of turbid or viscous solutions and other materials not containing mercurial preservatives
Difco500 gEA
274210Acetate Differential Agar
Differentiation of members of Shigella genus from Escherichia genus
Difco500 gEA
210920Actinomyces BrothBBL500 gEA
212168Actinomycete Isolation Agar
Used with Glycerol. for isolation and cultivation actinomycetes from soil and water
Difco500 gEA
215710AdonitolDifco10 gEA
215810AesculinDifco10 gEA
214040Agar
A solidifying agent, is a purified agar in which extraneous matter, pigmented portions and salts are reduced to a minimum. It is available in the form of fine, light colored granules which are convenient for weighing and handling. It is usually used in concentrations of 1-2% in solid culture media or in concentrations of 0.05%-0.5% in media used for determination of motility and the growth of anaerobes and microaerophiles.
Bacto10 kgEA
214030Agar
A solidifying agent, is a purified agar in which extraneous matter, pigmented portions and salts are reduced to a minimum. It is available in the form of fine, light colored granules which are convenient for weighing and handling. It is usually used in concentrations of 1-2% in solid culture media or in concentrations of 0.05%-0.5% in media used for determination of motility and the growth of anaerobes and microaerophiles.
Bacto2 kgEA
214010Agar
A solidifying agent, is a purified agar in which extraneous matter, pigmented portions and salts are reduced to a minimum. It is available in the form of fine, light colored granules which are convenient for weighing and handling. It is usually used in concentrations of 1-2% in solid culture media or in concentrations of 0.05%-0.5% in media used for determination of motility and the growth of anaerobes and microaerophiles.
Bacto1 lb.EA
214050Agar
A solidifying agent, is a purified agar in which extraneous matter, pigmented portions and salts are reduced to a minimum. It is available in the form of fine, light colored granules which are convenient for weighing and handling. It is usually used in concentrations of 1-2% in solid culture media or in concentrations of 0.05%-0.5% in media used for determination of motility and the growth of anaerobes and microaerophiles.
Bacto100 gEA
212304Agar, Grade ABBL454 gEA
214520Agar, Granulated
Used as a solidifying agent for culture media. Carefully monitored for cultural response, solubility and gelation temperature
Difco10 kgEA
214530Agar, Granulated
Used as a solidifying agent for culture media. Carefully monitored for cultural response, solubility and gelation temperature
Difco500 gEA
214510Agar, Granulated
Used as a solidifying agent for culture media. Carefully monitored for cultural response, solubility and gelation temperature
Difco2 kgEA
214220Agar, Noble
Solidifying agent essentially free of impurities used for electrophoretic and nutritional procedures wherever increased purity is required
Difco100 gEA
214230Agar, Noble
Solidifying agent essentially free of impurities used for electrophoretic and nutritional procedures wherever increased purity is required
Difco500 gEA
299340Agar, Select
Used as a solidifying agent for culture media. Carefully monitored for cultural response, solubility and gelation temperature
BBL500 gEA
299341Agar, Select
Used as a solidifying agent for culture media. Carefully monitored for cultural response, solubility and gelation temperature
BBL5 lb.EA
281210Agar, Technical
Solidifying agent for bacteriological culture media that do not have the exacting requirements as those for Bacto™ Agar. Carefully monitored for solubility, gelation temperature and other characteristics
Difco2 kgEA
281230Agar, Technical
Solidifying agent for bacteriological culture media that do not have the exacting requirements as those for Bacto™ Agar. Carefully monitored for solubility, gelation temperature and other characteristics
Difco500 gEA
212272Agarose
Used as a gelling agent for immunological applications
BBL500 gEA
210912AK Agar #2 (Sporulating Agar)BBL500 gEA
218151Anaerobe Broth
MIC Susceptibility testing by the broth dilution technique
Difco500 gEA
253610Anaerobic Agar
General purpose medium for anaerobic bacteria
Difco500 gEA
226340Antibiotic Medium 1
Penassay Seed Agar Microbiological assay of antibiotics
Difco500 gEA
246310Antibiotic Medium 10
Antibiotic Medium 10 Polymyxin Base Agar Microbiological assay of antibiotics
Difco500gEA
259310Antibiotic Medium 11
Erythromycin/Neomycin Agar Microbiological assay of antibiotics
Difco500 gEA
266910Antibiotic Medium 12
Microbiological assay of antibiotics
Difco500 gEA
210986Antibiotic Medium 13
Sabouraud Liquid Broth Modified
BBL500 gEA
243100Antibiotic Medium 19
Microbiological assay of antibiotics
Difco500 gEA
227020Antibiotic Medium 2
Penassay Base Agar Microbiological assay of antibiotics
Difco500 gEA
224310Antibiotic Medium 3
Penassay Broth
Difco2 kgEA
224320Antibiotic Medium 3
Penassay Broth
Difco500 gEA
224410Antibiotic Medium 4
Yeast Beef Agar Microbiological assay of antibiotics
Difco500 gEA
227710Antibiotic Medium 5
Streptomycin Assay Agar Microbiological assay of antibiotics
Difco500 gEA
266710Antibiotic Medium 8
Microbiological assay of antibiotics
Difco500 gEA
246210Antibiotic Medium 9
Polymyxin Base Agar Microbiological assay of antibiotics
Difco500 gEA
233331Antimicrobic Vial A Chlortetracycline, 10 mL
Used in the preparation of Bacto Cooke Rose Bengal Agar
Difco6SP
233391Antimicrobic Vial K Kanamycin, 10 mL
Used in the preparation of SFP Agar Base
Difco6SP
232681Antimicrobic Vial P Polymyxin B, 10 mL
Used in the preparation of MYP Agar and SFP Agar Base
Difco6SP
265430APT Agar
For cultivating heterofermentative lactobacilli and other organisms requiring high thiamine content
Difco500 gEA
265510APT Broth
For cultivating heterofermentative lactobacilli and other organisms requiring high thiamine content
Difco500 gEA
214410AsparagineDifco500 gEA
240920Azide Blood Agar Base
Isolation of streptococci and staphylococci; for use with blood in determining hemolytic reactions
Difco500 gEA
238710Azide Dextrose Broth
Selective isolation of streptococci from water and sewage
Difco500 gEA
245710B12 Assay Medium
For use in USP and AOAC methods for microbiological assay of Vitamin B12
Difco100 gEA
254110B12 Culture Agar
To maintain cultures of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ATCC™ 7830 for use in USP and AOAC methods for microbiological assay of Vitamin B12
Difco100 gEA
254210B12 Inoculum Broth
To prepare the inoculum of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ATCC™ 7830 for use in USP and AOAC methods for microbiological assay of Vitamin B12
Difco100 gEA
276840Baird-Parker Agar Base
Use with EY Tellurite Enrichment for the detection and enumeration of coagulase positive staphylococci in foods and other materials
Difco500 gEA
276810Baird-Parker Agar Base
Use with EY Tellurite Enrichment for the detection and enumeration of coagulase positive staphylococci in foods and other materials
Difco2 kgEA
214925BBL™ CHROMagar™ SalmonellaDifco374 gEA
224710BCG Dextrose Agar
Colorimetric estimation of lactobacilli in saliva
Difco500 gEA
212327BCYE Agar BaseBBL500 gEA
211520Beef Extract, Bacto™, Desiccated Dried form
Dried form Used to replace infusions of meat
Difco500 gEA
212303Beef Extract, PowderBBL500 gEA
271710BG Sulfa Agar Brilliant Green
Selective isolation of Salmonella
Difco500 gEA
211027BiGGY Agar
Bismuth Sulfite Glucose Glycine Yeast Agar is a selective and differential medium used in the detection, isolation and presumptive identification of Candida species
BBL500 gEA
299068Bile Esculin Agar Base
Differential isolation and presumptive identification of group D streptococci
BBL500 gEA
213020Bile Salts No. 3
Selective agent, inhibits gram-positive organisms
Difco500 gEA
213010Bile Salts No. 3
Selective agent, inhibits gram-positive organisms
Difco100 gEA
241910Biotin Assay Medium
For microbiological assay of biotin
Difco100 gEA
273300Bismuth Sulfite Agar
For selective isolation of Salmonella, particularly Salmonella typhi, from food and clinical specimens
Difco500 gEA
248200Bordet Gengou Agar Base
Enriched with defibrinated blood for the isolation of B. pertussis and other Bordetella species
Difco500 gEA
211968Bovine Albumin
(Fraction V) 0.2% in 0.85% saline, 10 mL
BBL10SP
266810Bovine Albumin 5%, 20 mLDifco12SP
211057Brain Heart CC Agar
For the isolation of pathogenic fungi from specimens heavily contaminated with bacteria and saprophytic fungi
BBL500 gEA
211059Brain Heart Infusion
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms, including streptococci, pneumococci and meningococci
BBL500 gEA
237200Brain Heart Infusion
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms, including streptococci, pneumococci and meningococci
Bacto2 kgEA
237400Brain Heart Infusion
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms, including streptococci, pneumococci and meningococci
Bacto100 gEA
211060Brain Heart Infusion
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms, including streptococci, pneumococci and meningococci
BBL5 lb.EA
237500Brain Heart Infusion
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms, including streptococci, pneumococci and meningococci
Bacto500 gEA
211061Brain Heart Infusion
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms, including streptococci, pneumococci and meningococci
BBL25 lb.EA
241830Brain Heart Infusion Agar
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms especially fungi and yeasts; for use with added antibiotics in isolating fungi
Difco500 gEA
241820Brain Heart Infusion Agar
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms especially fungi and yeasts; for use with added antibiotics in isolating fungi
Difco100 gEA
211065Brain Heart Infusion Agar
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms, especially fungi and yeasts; for use with added antibiotics in isolating fungi
BBL500 gEA
299069Brain Heart Infusion Agar, ModifiedBBL500 gEA
299070Brain Heart Infusion Broth, ModifiedBBL500 gEA
249910Brain Heart Infusion with PAB and Agar
Modification of Brain Heart Infusion used for blood cultures, particularly with blood containing sulfonamides
Difco500 gEA
211069Brain Heart Infusion with PABABBL500 gEA
256110Brain Heart Infusion, Porcine
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms using porcine as an alternate peptone source
Bacto10 kgEA
256120Brain Heart Infusion, Porcine
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms using porcine as an alternate peptone source
Bacto500 gEA
227920Brewer Anaerobic Agar
Cultivation of anaerobic and microaerophilic organisms
Difco500 gEA
228530Brilliant Green AgarDifco500 gEA
218801Brilliant Green Agar Modified (Edel-Kampelmacher)
Selective medium for the isolation of Salmonella from water, sewage and foodstuffs
Difco500 gEA
273000Brilliant Green Bile 2%
Standard Methods medium for confirmed and completed tests for coliform bacteria in water and foods
Difco100 gEA
274000Brilliant Green Bile 2%
Standard Methods medium for confirmed and completed tests for coliform bacteria in water and foods
Difco500 gEA
271000Brilliant Green Bile 2%
Standard Methods medium for confirmed and completed tests for coliform bacteria in water and foods
Difco2 kgEA
214100Brilliant Green Bile Agar
Selective differentiation of coliform bacteria
Difco500 gEA
211086Brucella AgarBBL500 gEA
211088Brucella BrothBBL500 gEA
216300Buffered Glucose Broth
Methyl Red-Voges Proskauer Buffered Glucose Broth. Use with Difco™/BBL™ Voges-Proskauer Reagents A and B
Difco500 gEA
290720Buffered Listeria Enrichment Broth Base
Used for the isolation of Listeria
Difco500 gEA
212367Buffered Peptone WaterBBL500 gEA
212345Buffered Peptone WaterBBL5 lb.EA
218401Buffered Peptone Water II Preenrichment
For injured Salmonella in food
Difco2 kgEA
218105Buffered Peptone Water Preenrichment
For injured Salmonella in food
Difco500 gEA
218103Buffered Peptone Water Preenrichment
For injured Salmonella in food
Difco2 kgEA
218104Buffered Peptone Water Preenrichment
For injured Salmonella in food
Difco10 kgEA
257820Bushnell-Haas Broth
Cultivation and detection of bacteria capable of utilizing hydrocarbons
Difco500 gEA
218201Campylobacter Agar Base
For use with blood and antibiotics in isolating and cultivating Campylobacter
Difco2 kgEA
214892Campylobacter Agar Base
For use with blood and antibiotics in isolating and cultivating Campylobacter
Difco500 gEA
214891Campylobacter Antimicrobic Supplement
(Vancomycin, Polymyxin B, Trimethoprim) Each vial when reconstituted to prepare 500 mL of Campylobacter Agar, Blaser formulation.
Difco6SP
214890Campylobacter Antimicrobic Supplement, Blaser , 5 mL
(Vancomycin, Polymyxin B, Trimethoprim, Cephalothin, Amphotericin B) Each vial when reconstituted to prepare 500 mL of Campylobacter Agar, Blaser formulation.
Difco6SP
283510Candida BCG Agar Base
For use with added neomycin for the primary isolation and identification of Candida sp.
Difco500 gEA
211102Cary-Blair Transport Medium
For collecting, transporting and preserving microbiological specimens, particularly Vibrio cholerae
BBL500 gEA
211106Casman Agar BaseBBL500 gEA
216010Cellobiose (+), anhydrous, neither D nor LDifco25 gEA
285420Cetrimide Agar Base
Selective isolation and identification of P. aeruginosa
Difco500 gEA
211805Chapman Stone Medium
Selective isolation of staphylococci based on mannitol fermentation and gelatinase activity
Difco500 gEA
289410Charcoal Agar
Cultivation of fastidious organisms, particularly B. pertussis for vaccine production and stock culture maintenance
Difco500 gEA
245910Chicken Pancreas
Desiccated, used in enzymatic liberation of folic acid from its conjugated state
Difco10 gEA
228930Chocolate Agar Base (GC Medium)
Use with Hemoglobin or Hemoglobin 2%, Antimicrobic Vial CNV or CNVT, Supplement A, B, C or VX. Cultivation of N. gonorrhoeae and other fastidious organisms.
Difco10 kgEA
228920Chocolate Agar Base (GC Medium)
Use with Hemoglobin or Hemoglobin 2%, Antimicrobic Vial CNV or CNVT, Supplement A, B, C or VX. Cultivation of N. gonorrhoeae and other fastidious organisms.
Difco2 kgEA
228950Chocolate Agar Base (GC Medium)
Use with Hemoglobin or Hemoglobin 2%, Antimicrobic Vial CNV or CNVT, Supplement A, B, C or VX. Cultivation of N. gonorrhoeae and other fastidious organisms.
Difco500 gEA
246010Choline Assay Medium
Microbiological assay of choline
Difco100 gEA
218172CIN Agar Base, Modified
Use with Antimicrobic Supplement CN for selective isolation of Y. enterocolitica
Difco500 gEA
212218CLED Agar (Cystine-Lactose-Electrolyte-Deficient Agar)BBL500 gEA
211116Coagulase Mannitol AgarBBL500 gEA
211125Columbia Agar
Base medium used with or without blood for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
BBL5 lb.EA
211124Columbia Agar
Base medium used with or without blood for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
BBL500 gEA
211126Columbia Agar
Base medium used with or without blood for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
BBL25 lb.EA
279240Columbia Blood Agar Base
Infusion free basal medium used with or without blood for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
Difco500 gEA
279220Columbia Blood Agar Base
Infusion free basal medium used with or without blood for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
Difco2 kgEA
279230Columbia Blood Agar Base
Infusion free basal medium used with or without blood for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
Difco10 kgEA
279030Columbia Blood Agar Base EH
Infusion-free basal medium used with blood for enhanced beta-hemolytic reactions after overnight incubation and for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
Difco500 gEA
279020Columbia Blood Agar Base EH
Infusion-free basal medium used with blood for enhanced beta-hemolytic reactions after overnight incubation and for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
Difco10 kgEA
279010Columbia Blood Agar Base EH
Infusion-free basal medium used with blood for enhanced beta-hemolytic reactions after overnight incubation and for cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
Difco2 kgEA
294420Columbia Broth
Cultivation of fastidious microorganisms
Difco500 gEA
212104Columbia CNA Agar
Use with blood for selective isolation of gram-positive cocci
BBL500 gEA
212249Columbia CNA Agar
Use with blood for selective isolation of gram-positive cocci
BBL25 lb.EA
294221Columbia CNA Agar
Use with blood for selective isolation of gram-positive cocci
BBL5 lb.EA
270310Cooke Rose Bengal Agar
Use with or without Antimicrobic Vial A For the selective isolation of fungi from environmental and food specimens
Difco500 gEA
226730Cooked Meat Medium
Cultivation of anaerobic bacteria and maintenance of stock cultures
Difco500 gEA
211132Corn Meal Agar
General purpose medium for the cultivation of fungi. With the incorporation of polysorbate 80, utilized for the testing of Candida species for their ability to produce chlamydospores
BBL500 gEA
211094CTA AgarBBL500 gEA
211096CTA Medium™BBL500 gEA
246710Cystine Assay Medium
Microbiological assay of L-cystine
Difco100 gEA
252310Cystine Tryptic Agar
Use with added carbohydrates in differentiating microorganisms based on fermentation reactions and motility
Difco500 gEA
233810Czapek Dox Broth
Defined medium for cultivation of organisms capable of utilizing inorganic nitrogen
Difco500 gEA
233910Czapek Solution Agar
Defined medium for cultivation of fungi and bacteria capable of utilizing inorganic nitrogen
Difco500 gEA
216310D-Galactose (+), anhydrousDifco500 gEA
217020D-MannitolDifco500 gEA
217110D-MannoseDifco25 gEA
217910D-Sorbitol SorbiteDifco500 gEA
218110D-XyloseDifco25 gEA
268610D/E (Dey/Engley) Neutralizing Agar
Testing of disinfectants and sanitation efficiency.
Difco10 kgEA
268620D/E (Dey/Engley) Neutralizing Agar
Testing of disinfectants and sanitation efficiency
Difco500 gEA
281910D/E (Dey/Engley) Neutralizing Broth
Testing of disinfectants and sanitation efficiency
Difco500 gEA
211144DCLS AgarBBL500 gEA
289020Decarboxylase Base Moeller
Use to differentiate bacteria based on ability to decarboxylate amino acids
Difco500 gEA
287220