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Product #	Description	Synonym	Application
A3340	A C agar BioChemika, for microbiology	All Culture Agar	Supports the growth of aerobic, anaerobic and microaerophilic microorganisms
93207	AC Broth BioChemika, for microbiology	All Culture Broth	A. C. Broth is recommended to cultivate a wide variety of microorganisms and may be used as an unofficial sterility test medium.
41159	Actinomyces Agar, Vegitone BioChemika, for microbiology	Vegitone Actinomyces Agar	Actinomyces media are recommended for the cultivation and maintenance of the anaerobic Actinomyces species. This medium contains no animal derived material.
40834	Actinomyces Broth, Vegitone BioChemika, for microbiology	Vegitone Actinomyces Broth	Actinomyces media are recommended for the cultivation and maintenance of the anaerobic Actinomyces species. Media from the Vegitone-line do not contain any animal derived material.
17118	Aeromonas Isolation Agar (Base) BioChemika, for microbiology		Used with Ampicillin for the selective, differential isolation of Aeromonas hydrophila from clinical and environmental specimens.
A0715	Andrade peptone water BioChemika, for microbiology	Peptone Water (Andrade)	A basal medium to which various carbohydrates can be added to study fermentation reactions.
28943	Andrade peptone water, Vegitone for microbiology, BioChemika	Peptone water Andrade, Vegitone Vegitone Andrade peptone water	Andrade Peptone Water is a basal medium to which various carbohydrates can be added to study fermentation reactions, particularly of members of the Enterobacteriaceae. Media from the Vegitone-line do not contain animal derived material¹
70181	Antibiotic Agar No 1 BioChemika, for microbiology	Penassay Seed Agar, Grove and Randall Antibiotic Agar No. 1	Used in antibiotic assay work (USP, FDA, Ph Eur) according to Grove & Randall; the medium can be used as seed agar, e.g. with S. aureus for the assay of kanamycin or as base agar, e.g. for assaying chloramphenicol.
70182	Antibiotic Agar No 2 BioChemika, for microbiology	Penassay Base Agar, Grove and Randall Antibiotic Agar No. 2	Used in antibiotic assay work (USP, FDA, Ph. Eur.) according to Grove & Randall; recommended as a base layer in the cylinder assay of e.g. penicillin and aureomycin, for the plate assay and the turbidimetric assay of bacitracin.
A1716	Antibiotic assay medium no. 10 BioChemika, for microbiology		Used in the performance of antibiotic assays.
A2715	Antibiotic assay medium no. 19 BioChemika, for microbiology		Used in the microbiological assay of antibiotics.
70184	Antibiotic Broth BioChemika, for microbiology	Antibiotic Medium No. 3 Assay Broth Penassay Broth, Grove and Randall Antibiotic Broth	Used in antibiotic assay work (USP, FDA, Ph Eur) according to Grove & Randall; used in the turbidimetric assay of e.g. penicillin, bacitracin and kanamycin with S. aureus and for the cylinder assay of e.g. erythromycin and chloramphenicol with M. inteus.
10825	APT Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	All Purpose TWEEN^® Agar	For enumeration and cultivation of heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria including lactobacilli, leuconostocs and lactic acid streptococci as well as other microorganisms with high requirements for thiamine. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A.
70132	Azide Blood Agar (Base) BioChemika, for microbiology		A selective medium for the detection and isolation of Streptococci and Staphylococci from stool, sewage, food and other specimens.
11539	Azide Glucose Broth BioChemika, for microbiology	Azide Dextrose Broth	For the selective enrichment of Streptococci. Recommended for detection in milk, water, sewage, feces and other specimens.
11705	Baird Parker Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Staphylococcus Selective Agar	For the isolation and differentiation of Staphylococci in food and pharmaceuticals according to Baird-Parker.
73608	BiGGY Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Bismuth Glycine Glucose Yeast Agar Candida Selective Agar acc. to Nickerson Nickerson Agar	BiGGY Agar (Nickerson Agar) is used for detection, selective isolation, differentiation and presumptive identification of Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis.
06105	Bile Esculin Azide Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Enterococcus Selective Agar
95388	Bismuth sulfite Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		Selective medium for the isolation and differentiation of Salmonella typhi and other salmonellae from clinical material etc. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A. The prepared agar is turbid and greenish-yellow.
70133	Blood Agar (Base) BioChemika, for microbiology		A non-selective medium for the isolation and cultivation of many pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms.
B1676	Blood agar base no. 2 BioChemika, for microbiology		Components (g/L) Proteose peptone 15.00 Liver extract 2.50 Yeast extract 5.00 Sodium chloride 5.00 Agar 15.00
39212	Blood Agar SLMB BioChemika, for microbiology		For the confirmation of presumptive Bacillus cereus colonies which are aerobically incubated and tested on hemolysis. Corresponds to the general guidance for the enumeration of Bacillus cereus, ISO/CD Norm 7932. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 2001, chapter 56A.
67454	Bolton Broth, Base BioChemika, for microbiology	Bolton Selective Enrichement Broth, Base
15835	BPL Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Brilliant Green Phenol Red Lactose Agar according to Kauffmann	Selective agar for the isolation and detection of Salmonella (with the exception of S.typhi) from feces, urine, food and other material according to Kauffmann.
70138	Brain Heart Infusion Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	BHI Agar	A solid medium for the cultivation of fastidious pathogenic bacteria such as Streptococci and Neisseria.
53286	Brain Heart Infusion Broth BioChemika, for microbiology	BHI Broth Brain Heart Broth	For the cultivation of fastidious pathogenic microorganisms. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A.
B2551	Brewer thioglycollate medium BioChemika, for microbiology	Thioglycollate Medium (Brewer)	Used for testing the sterility of biological products.
16026	Brilliant Green Phenol Red Lactose Sucrose Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		Selective medium for the isolation of salmonellae, with the exception of S. typhi, from pathological material, stool, urine, food etc. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A.
18795	Brucella Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		For the isolation and cultivation of Brucella species, in particular the pathogens B. melitensis, B. abortus and B. suis, from clinical material and comestibles of animal origin, modified according to Wundt.
86558	Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract Agar (Base) BioChemika, for microbiology	BCYE Agar (Base) Legionella BCYE Agar (Base)	For selective cultivation of Legionella species.
21378	Campylobacter Selective Agar (Base) BioChemika, for microbiology		For the isolation of Campylobacter species from human and animal derived clinical material, and from contaminated food, water etc. according to Skirrow.
72953	Candida Ident Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		For the selective isolation and identification of Candida albicans from clinical material like stool, urine, skin scurf and swabs. In addition the Medium is also used for the isolation and identification of a wide range of Gonnococci, Yeasts and molds.
94382	Candida Ident Agar, modified BioChemika, for microbiology		For the selective isolation and identification of Candida species from clinical material like stool, urine, skin scurf and swabs.
22095	CASO Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Casein peptone Soybean flour peptone Agar Soybean Casein digest Agar Tryptic Soy Agar Tryptone Soya Agar TSA	Universal culture medium without inhibitor or indicator. Intended for a broad range of applications including the cultivation of more fastidious microorganisms. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A.
22098	CASO Broth BioChemika, for microbiology	Casein peptone Soybean flour peptone Broth Soybean Casein digest Broth Tryptic Soy Broth Tryptone Soya Broth TSB	Universal culture medium without indicator or inhibitor. Intended for a broad range of applications.
22310	Cereus Selective Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Bacillus Cereus Agar Bacillus cereus Egg yolk Polymyxin Agar Base Bacillus Cereus Selective Agar M.Y.P-Agar Mannitol-Egg-yolk-polymyxine-Agar PREP agar	For enumeration, identification and isolation of Bacillus cereus in food. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A.
70887	Cetrimide Agar BioChemika	Pseudomonas Selective Agar
22470	Cetrimide Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Pseudomonas Selective Agar	For the isolation and differentiation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from different material, modified acc. to Brown and Lowbury (1965). Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A.
14521	Cetrimide Agar Plates BioChemika, for microbiology	Pseudomonas Selective Agar Plates	Solid culture medium for selective isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Prepared medium used for water analysis. 55 mm plates in blister packs. Each blister pack comes in a sealed flowpack bag. This kind of packaging avoids fast dehydration and contamination.
78886	Cetrimide Broth BioChemika, for microbiology	Pseudomonas Selective Broth CB	For the isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from food products. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 2001, chapter 56A.
27048	Christensen’s Urea Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Urea Agar Base acc. to Christensen Urea Test Agar	For the differentiation of urea-metabolizing microorganisms. Weak urease producers such as klebsiella, enterobacter etc. can also be differentiated. Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (urea positive) from Yersinia pestis (urea negative) acc. to Thal and Chen (1955). Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A.
55420	CLED Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	BROLACIN Agar Bromothymol-blue Lactose Cystine Agar Cystine-Lactose-Electrolyte Deficient Agar	CLED Agar is recommended for isolation, enumeration and identification of urinary pathogens on the basis of lactose fermentation
27546	Clostridial Nutrient Medium BioChemika, for microbiology	RCM Reinforced Clostridial Medium	For the cultivation and enumeration of clostridia and other anaerobes as well as facultative microorganisms in food, clinical and other material acc. to Hirsch & Grinsted.
27548	Clostridium Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		For the cultivation and enumeration of clostridia and other anaerobes as well as facultative microorganisms in food, clinical specimens and other material.
17145	Clostridium difficile Agar (Base) BioChemika, for microbiology		Used with supplement for cultivation of Clostridium difficile from food and certain pathological specimens.
27688	Columbia Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Columbia Blood Agar	This high-grade complete medium acc. to Ellner is for the cultivation of fastidious microorganisms. It is also used as a base for the preparation of a variety of special media.
60865	Cooked Meat Broth BioChemika, for microbiology		For the primary cultivation of aerobic, microaerophilic and anaerobic bacteria from clinical specimens. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A.
42347	Corn Meal Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		Corn Meal Agar is recommended for chlamydospore production by Candida albicans and the maintenance of fungal stock cultures.
70135	DCLS Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Deoxycholate Citrate Lactose Sucrose Agar	A medium for the culture of pathogenic Vibrio species as well as Salmonella and Shigella.
90035	DCLS Agar No. 2 BioChemika, for microbiology	Desoxycholate Citrate Lactose Sucrose Agar No. 2	D.C.L.S. Agar is used as a selective medium for the isolation of Shigella and Salmonella. Also useful for isolation of Vibrio cholera. The addition of fermentable carbohydrate increases the usefulness of the medium because non-pathogenic sucrose-fermenting organisms may be recognised by their red colonies, e.g. some Proteus, Serratia, Enterobacter species.
30787	Deoxyribonuclease Test Agar BioChemika, for microbiology
70136	Deoxyribonuclease Test Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	DNase Test Agar	A diagnostic medium for the detection of coagulase-positive DNase producing Staphylococci. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A.
D3060	Dextrose starch agar BioChemika, for microbiology		Used to propagate Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
31429	DHL Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Deoxycholate Hydrogen sulfide Lactose Agar	For the detection and isolation of pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae from all types of material.
D8184	Diagnostic sensitivity test agar BioChemika, for microbiology	D.S.T. Agar	Used as an antibiotic sensitivity testing medium.
44782	E. coli O157:H7 MUG Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		Selective agar for the isolation and differentiation of enterohaemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli O157:H7-strains from food and clinical material.
70186	EMB Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Eosin Methylene Blue Agar	A versatile solid medium, originally developed by Levine, for the differentiation of Eschericha coli and Aerobacter aerogenes, for the rapid identification of Candida albicans and for the identification of coagulase-positive Staphylococci.
45183	Enterococcus Selective Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		Selective medium for enumeration and detection of enterococci acc. to Slanetz and Bartley (1957) in water and sewage with the membrane-filter technique and in the direct application procedure in food acc. to Burkwall and Hartman (1964).
82981	Esculin Iron Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		For the verification of enerococcal colonies on membrane filters through which water samples have been filtered and which have been incubated on M Enterococcus Agar, modified (Fluka 17185)
05598	Feeley Gorman Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	FG Agar
F5922	Fungal agar BioChemika, for microbiology		Recommended for the cultivation of fungi.
F6047	Fungal broth BioChemika, for microbiology		Recommended for the cultivation of fungi.
G3789	G.N. (Gram negative) spore anaerobic supplement BioChemika, for microbiology		An enrichment and antibiotic supplement recommended for the selective isolation of gram-negative anaerobes.
16447	Glucose Bromcresol Purple Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Tryptone Yeast Extract Agar with Bromocresol Purple	Glucose Bromcresol Purple Agar is used for isolation and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae and Bacillus cereus. It is recommended by ISO Committee under the specification ISO 7402: 1993.
51295	Haemophilus Medium BioChemika, for microbiology		Optimized medium for the growth of Haemophilus species.
05121	Heart Infusion Broth BioChemika, for microbiology	HIB	Heart Infusion Broth is used for general laboratory purpose for the cultivation of fastidious organisms¹
51490	Hektoen Enteric Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		Selective agar for the detection and isolation of pathogenic intestinal bacteria including shigellae, from various sources such as food, stool. Recommended by the "Schweizerisches Lebensmittelbuch" 5th ed., chapter 56A
05662	HiCrome^™ Aureus Agar Base BioChemika, for microbiology	Staphylococcus aureus Agar HiCrome^™ Aureus Agar Base HiCrome^™	HiCrome Aureus Agar Base is recommended for the isolation and enumeration of coagulase positive Staphylococcus aureus from environment samples. Coagulase positive S. aureus gives brown-black colonies where as S. epidermidis gives yellow-slightly brownish colonies.
92325	HiCrome^™ Bacillus Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Bacillus cereus HiCrome^™ Agar	HiCrome^™ Bacillus Agar is a differential medium recommended for rapid identification of Bacillus species from a mixed culture by chromogenic method.
72557	HiCrome^™ EC O157:H7 Selective Agar, Basis BioChemika, for microbiology	EC O157:H7 Selektive Agar HiCrome^™, Base	HiCrome EC O157:H7 Selective Agar is recommended for selective isolation and easy detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from food samples.
92324	HiCrome^™ Enterobacter sakazakii Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Enterobacter sakazakii HiCrome^™ Agar	HiCrome^™ Enterobacter sakazakii Agar is recommended for isolation and identification of Enterobacter sakazakii from food, water, sewage, urine and faeces samples.
14703	HiCrome^™ Enterobacter sakazakii Agar, modified BioChemika, for microbiology	Enterobacter sakazakii isolation agar ESIA Enterobacter sakazakii HiCrome^™ Agar, modified	HiCrome^™ Enterobacter sakazakii Agar modified meets the formulation recommended by ISO Committee for the isolation and identification of Enterobacter sakazakii from milk and milk products.
90919	HiCrome^™ Enterococcus faecium Agar Base BioChemika, for microbiology	Enterococcus faecium HiCrome^™ Agar Base	HiCrome^™ Enterococcus faecium Agar is recommended for chromogenic identification of Enterococcus faecium from faeces, sewage and water supplies.
90925	HiCrome^™ Klebsiella Selective Agar Base BioChemika, for microbiology	Klebsiella Selective HiCrome^™ Agar Base	HiCrome^™ Klebsiella Selective Agar for selective isolation and easy detection of Klebsiella species from water and other sources. This medium can also be used in membrane filtration procedure.
90923	HiCrome^™ MeReSa Agar Base BioChemika, for microbiology	MRSA Chromogen Agar HiCrome^™ Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Agar Base	HiCrome^™ MeReSa Agar is recommended for the isolation and selective identification of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from clinical isolates.
00563	HiCrome^™ MM Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Miller and Mallinson Agar, HiCrome^™ MM Agar HiCrome^™	HiCrome MM Agar is recommended for identification and differentiation of Salmonella and non-salmonella like Citrobacter from water samples.
66481	HiCrome^™ OGYE Agar Base BioChemika, for microbiology	OGYE Agar Base HiCrome^™ Oxytetracyclin Glucose Yeast Extract Agar HiCrome^™	HiCrome OGYE Agar Base is a selective and differential medium which facilitates rapid isolation of yeasts and moulds from milk and milk products¹. Oxytetracycline makes the medium more selective by inhibiting the growth of Lactobacilli. A. niger appears as light blue colored colonies with black spores due to presence of chromogenic mixture, C. albicans shows green colored colonies and S. cerevisiae gives colorless colonies.
90918	HiCrome^™ RajHans Medium, modified BioChemika, for microbiology	HiCrome^™ Salmonella Medium, modified Salmonella RajHans Chromogen Medium, modified	HiCrome^™ RajHans Medium modified is recommended for identification and differentiation of Salmonella species from the members of Enterobacteriaceae, especially Proteus species.
16636	HiCrome^™ UTI Agar, modified BioChemika, for microbiology	Urinary Tract Infection Agar, modified UTI HiCrome^™ Agar, modified	HiCrome^™ UTI Agar is chromogenic differential medium for identification, differentiation, and conformation of enteric bacteria from specimens such as urine, water, or food which may contain large number of Proteus species as well as potentially pathogenic Gram-positive organisms. Based on these characteristics, Modified HiCrome UTI Agar is suggested for use in place of MacConkey Agar.
78996	HiFluoro^™ Pseudomonas Agar Base BioChemika, for microbiology	Pseudomonas Agar Base HiFluoro^™	Hifluoro Pseudomonas Agar base is used as a selective medium for the isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from pus, sputum, and drains etc. Pseudomonas aeruginosa breaks the fluorogenic compound to release the fluorogen which produces a visible fluorescence under long wave UV light.
61792	Leifson Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	DC Agar Deoxycholate Citrate Agar according to Leifson, modified	For the isolation of Salmonella and Shigella species according to Leifson, modified by Hynes.
62087	Levine EMB Agar BioChemika, for microbiology	Eosin methylene Blue Lactose Agar according to Levine Levine’s Eosin Methylene Blue Agar	Isolation and differentiation of E. coli and Enterobacter, and identification of Candida albicans according to Levine.
62353	Listeria Enrichment Broth according to FDA/IDF-FIL BioChemika, for microbiology	LE Broth Tryptic Soy Yeast Extract Broth TSYEB
62355	Listeria Selective Agar BioChemika, for microbiology		For the cultivation and isolation of Listeria from clinical and other material according to Feindt.