Product Code: LAB090
A primary isolation medium capable of growing most clinically significant anaerobes.
Developed by Lab M, comparisons have shown this medium to be superior to other formulations as a primary isolation medium for fastidious organisms. The peptones included have been chosen for maximum growth stimulation.
Starch and sodium bicarbonate act as de-toxification agents whilst haemin encourages pigment production in Porphyromonas melaninogenicus.
Specific growth promoting agents are Cysteine for Fusobacterium necrophorum, Propionibacterium acne and Bacteriodes fragilis, arginine for Eubacterium spp. soluble pyrophosphate for Porphyromonas gingivalis and Porphyromonas asaccharolyticus.
Pyruvate helps neutralise hydrogen peroxide and is also utilised by Veillionella spp. as an energy source.
Vitamin K and sodium succinate provide essential growth factors for some anaerobes as does the 0.1% glucose.
The low level of glucose prevents the production of high levels of acids and alcohols which would inhibit colonial development.