Bacterial culture
Support growth and maintenance of bacterial strains in liquid or solid media formats.
Culture Medium
Microbial Media
Microbial media are formulated to promote and support the growth, maintenance or differentiation of microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast and fungi. They contain nutrient sources, salts, buffers, minerals, growth-promoting factors and, when solid or semi-solid, gelling agents such as agar. Researchers use microbial media in microbiology, molecular biology, fermentation research, food-related testing, environmental research and quality-control workflows to cultivate, detect, enumerate or maintain microorganisms under defined conditions.
Product catalog
Browse Microbial Media
Showing 25 unique product names from this subcategory.
Tribo™ Terrific Broth (TB) Medium
SKU: TBS8060|Size: 1 L
Listeria Special Broth (LSB) Medium
SKU: TBS8068-500ML|Size: 500 mL
Fluid Thioglycollate Medium w/K Agar (Powder)
SKU: MBS652904-01|Size: 500 g
Peptone Water (Culture media in glass tubes/bottles)
SKU: 24098|Size: 20 Tubes
Fungi Agar Medium
SKU: HY-157357|Size: 1 Each
ExoQuant™ Tumor-derived Exosome enrichment and Quantification Assay Kit (Biological Fluids/Cell Media, Colorimetric)
SKU: K1204-100|Size: 100 Assays
ExoQuant™ Tumor-derived Exosome enrichment and Quantification Assay Kit (Biological Fluids/Cell Media, Luminometric)
SKU: K1209-100|Size: 100 Assays
Recombinant Oligotropha carboxidovorans Carbon monoxide dehydrogenase medium chain (coxM)
SKU: MBS1162622-01|Size: 0.02 mg (E-Coli)
Schneider's Insect Medium w/o Sodium Bicarbonate, L-Glutamine, Glucose, Trehalose, Yeast (Powder)
SKU: MBS652898-01|Size: 10 L
Linsmaier and Skoog Buffered Medium w/ Vitamins, Sucrose, & Agar
SKU: 30630169-3|Size: 25 L
BM-1 Terrestrial Orchid Medium, w/ Agar
SKU: 30630180-2|Size: 25 L
Tryptone Soja Broth (Soyabean Casein Digest Medium) powder for microbiology
SKU: 1099 Kg005|Size: 5 Kg
LB Broth Medium
SKU: LB0011-250g|Size: 250 g
Murashige and Skoog (MS) Medium, w/ Sucrose and Agar
SKU: 30630136-3|Size: 25 L
BM-2 Terrestrial Orchid Medium, w/ Agar
SKU: 30630182-3|Size: 25 L
Orchid Seed Sowing Medium, w/ Agar
SKU: 30630193-4|Size: 50 L
Linsmaier & Skoog Basal Medium with Sucrose & Agar (Buffered with MES)
SKU: 30630169-4|Size: 50 L
Dermatophyte Test Medium (DTM Test Agar) (Powder)
SKU: MBS653290-01|Size: 500 g
Mueller Hinton Medium (Agar) (Powder)
SKU: MBS653151-01|Size: 500 g
Orchid Maintenance Medium, w/ Charcoal and Agar
SKU: 30630188-4|Size: 50 L
Linsmaier & Skoog Basal Medium, w/ Sucrose & Agar
SKU: 30630168-4|Size: 50 L
Orchid Seed Sowing Medium, w/ Agar & Charcoal
SKU: 30630192-4|Size: 50 L
Orchid Maintenance/ Replate Medium, w/ Banana, Charcoal, and Agar
SKU: 30630190-4|Size: 50 L
CAMPY BLOOD-FREE SELECTIVE MEDIUM
SKU: C03-102-01|Size: 500 g
YPD Agar Medium
SKU: B2014072|Size: 250 g
Overview
Media systems for microorganism cultivation
Microbial media may be liquid, solid or semi-solid depending on the workflow. Liquid media support growth expansion, while agar plates support colony isolation, enumeration and visual assessment.
Different microorganisms have different nutritional, oxygen, pH and temperature requirements. Some workflows require general growth media, while others require enriched, selective or differential formulations.
Media selection affects growth rate, colony morphology, detection sensitivity and downstream analysis, so formulation and incubation conditions should be chosen carefully.
Applications
Common microbial media applications
Yeast and fungal culture
Provide nutrients and conditions suitable for selected yeast or fungal systems.
Microbial enumeration
Use agar-based formats to count colonies or compare microbial load in research samples.
Microbiology quality workflows
Support research and quality-control workflows requiring microorganism cultivation.
Selection guide
How to choose microbial media
Select microbial media according to organism type, formulation, format, selectivity and incubation conditions.
1
Identify the microorganism
Confirm whether the workflow involves bacteria, yeast, fungi or a specific microbial group.
2
Choose media format
Use liquid media for growth expansion and solid media for colony isolation or enumeration.
3
Check selectivity
Determine whether the workflow needs general, enriched, selective or differential media.
4
Review incubation conditions
Confirm temperature, oxygen level, pH and incubation duration for the organism.
5
Plan downstream analysis
Choose media compatible with colony picking, DNA extraction, assay testing or identification workflows.
FAQ
Microbial Media FAQ
Common questions about media for microorganism culture.
What are microbial media used for?
They are used to grow, maintain, detect or enumerate microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast and fungi.
What is the difference between liquid and solid microbial media?
Liquid media support suspension growth, while solid media contain a gelling agent and support colony formation.
What are selective media?
Selective media contain components that favor growth of certain organisms while suppressing others.
Why does incubation condition matter?
Temperature, oxygen and pH strongly influence microbial growth and colony characteristics.
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