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Specifications

A general purpose blood agar base medium.
Catalog #	T9055
Appearance	Light beige powder, homogeneous, free flowing.
Solubility	Yellow to light beige, turbid, incomplete.
	Note: Agar will dissolve upon heating.
pH	7.2±0.2
Cultural Response	The medium was prepared according to the directions with 5% sheep blood and inoculated with the organisms listed below (10-300cfu). Cultures were incubated aerobically at 35±2°C and examined for growth at 18-24 hours.
	Escherichia coli ATCC 25922Staphylococcus aureus ATC 25923Streptococcus pneumoniae ATC 6305Streptococcus pyogenes ATC 19615
	Growth HemolysisExcellent ---Excellent Beta HemolysisExcellent Alpha HemolysisExcellent Beta Hemolysis
Country of Origin	The raw animal product used in the manufacturing of Tryptose Blood Agar Base is derived from casein originating in the USA, New Zealand and/or Australia where there have been no reported cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy
	(BSE). During processing of the raw material, a batch is heated to a minimum of 80°C for 1 hour including a minimum of 5 minutes at 105°C. The product is then dried at a minimum of 140°C.
Important Note	This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications without the expressed written authorization of United States Biological.