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Blood agar

Blood agar

(Science: cell culture) An agar-based medium which hasbeen enriched with sterilised, defibinated blood (sheep, rabbit or horse). It is used for primary plating andsubculturing, especially to determine bacterial haemolysis.


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Re: Horse blood agar

I've not seen texts or publications that indicate horse blood agar - or confirm it's broad application as consistent with sheep blood. Can you provide these - ...

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by JorgeLobo
Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:02 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Horse blood agar
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Re: Horse blood agar

Horse blood agar can't be counted on to provide the same effects as is seen on sheep blood agar. Why are you using the stuff? ...

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by Sepals
Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:00 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Horse blood agar
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Re: Horse blood agar

Horse blood agar can't be counted on to provide the same effects as is seen on sheep blood agar. Why are you using the stuff?

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by JorgeLobo
Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:55 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Horse blood agar
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Horse blood agar

I cultured an unknown bacteria on horse blood agar and got some colonies grown. But how do you know if there is haemolysis?

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by sdrc0708
Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:35 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Horse blood agar
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Re: Chocolate Agar

... much different than medical microbiology. The main purpose of chocolate agar is to support the growth of microorganisms that have fastidious growth ... Most bacteria will actually grow better on chocolate than on blood agar, which is the primary plating medium in medical micro labs. Chocolate ...

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by pnkkmi
Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:19 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Chocolate Agar
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