Media | Target bacteria |
---|---|
Columbia blood agar (CBA) (Oxoid, UK) | Aerobes or Anaerobes when supplemented with H + M |
Fastidious anaerobe agar (FAA) + H + M (LabM, UK) | Anaerobes |
Tryptone soya agar (TSA) (Oxoid, UK) | Aerobes or Anaerobes when supplemented with H + M |
Heart infusion agar (HIA) (Oxoid, UK) | Anaerobes |
Artificial saliva agar (ASA) (see text) + H + M | Anaerobes |
Blood agar base no. 2 (Oxoid, UK) | Aerobes or Anaerobes when supplemented with H + M |
All of the above + kanamycin (75 μg/ml; Sigma-Aldrich, UK) | Gram-negative bacteria |
All of the above + Phenylethyl alcohol (PEA) (0.25% vol: final vol; Sigma-Aldrich, UK) | Gram-positive cocci |