Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Used for testing the sterility of biological products.

Components

Components (g/L)Proteose Peptone 10.00Infusion from Beef 17.50Dextrose 5.00Sodium Chloride 5.00Dipotassium Phosphate 2.00Sodium Thioglycollate 0.50Methylene Blue 0.002Agar 0.50

Footnote

We offer two media types: the superior granulated GranuCult^® and the cost-efficient powdered NutriSelect^® culture media, depending on your needs. The designations basic, plus, or prime are added to indicate the quality control level, from basic quality control to standard QC plus to prime for full regulatory compliance.

Legal Information

NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Preparation Note

Suspend 40.5 g of Brewer Thioglycollate Medium in 1000 ml of distilled water. Boil to dissolve the medium completely. Dispense in tubes or in suitable containers as desired and sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs. pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes.Note: If more than the upper one third of medium has acquired a green color, the medium may be restored once by heating on a water bath or free flowing steam until the green color disappears.