Transport Charcoal Medium

Description

Transport Charcoal Medium is reported for transportation of clinical specimens.
Other Product
Alternative Name

Transport Medium with Characoal
Type

Dehydrated Culture Media
Origin

Animal
Classification

Bacterial
Composition g L

Sodium thioglycollate 0.900 Sodium glycerophosphate 10.000 Charcoal 10.000 Calcium chloride 0.100 Methylene blue 0.002 Agar 3.000 Final pH ( at 25°C) 7.4±0.2
Quantity required per litre

24 g
Appearance

Grey to black homogeneous free flowing powder
Colour and Clarity of prepared medium

Black coloured opaque gel forms in tubes as butts
Cultural response

Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 25- 30°C for 5 days upon subculturing on Tryptone Soya Agar (M290).
Storage

Store below 30°C in tightly closed container and prepared medium at 2-8°C.
Shelf Life

Use before expiry date on the label.
Technical Data
Data Sheet
Additional description

There are two major types of growth media those used for cell culture , which use specific cell types derived from plants or animals, and microbiological culture, which are used for growing microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeast. The most common growth media for microorganisms are nutrient broths and agar plates with antibiotics; specialized media are sometimes required for microorganism and cell culture growth.
Group

media

Name

In Vitro Techniques
Concept

Scope note: Methods to study reactions or processes taking place in an artificial environment outside the living organism.
Tree numbers
- E05.481
Qualifiers

ethics, trends, veterinary, history, classification, economics, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data