Dehydrated Microbiology Media

S.O.C. (Super Optimal broth with Catabolite repression) Medium is used in the final step of bacterial cell transformation to obtain maximal transformation efficiency of E. coli. Catabolite repression is achieved by providing glucose in the medium and thu

2-YT Broth is a nutrient-rich microbial growth medium used for cultivation of E. coli and growth of hosts for replication of M13 vectors. The 2-YT formulation is similar to Lennox LB medium, but contains double the concentration of yeast extract and a 60

Gibco Bacto CD Supreme Fermentation Production Medium (FPM) is a chemically defined medium for microbial fermentationIt is a dehydrated powder medium (DPM) designed specifically for fermentation applications to support high-cell-density cultures of

Bluo-Gal (halogenated indolyl-β-galactoside) is an alternative histochemical substrate for β-galactosidase that produces a darker blue color than X-gal, the more frequently used substrate. As with X-gal, Bluo-Gal produces blue (lac+) bacterial colonies a

LB Agar (Lennox L agar) is a solid agar media powder recommended for the general maintenance and growth of E. coli strains. As E. coli is unable to digest agar but can absorb nutrition from the LB medium, single colonies can be easily isolated and select

LB Broth Base (Lennox formulation) is a popular, rich medium used to cultivate bacteria and perform coliphage plaque assays. The original formulation was published in 1951 by Guiseppe Bertani in his study of phage plaque formation and named Lysogeny brot

Luria broth (LB) is a popular, rich medium used to cultivate bacteria and to perform coliphage plaque assays. The original formulation published in 1951 by Guiseppe Bertani to study phage plaque formation and named Lysogeny broth. It is also known as Len

MagicMedia E. coli Expression Medium is specifically designed to dramatically increase the yield of recombinant proteins in T7-regulated E. coli expression systems without monitoring culture OD (optical density) or adding inducer. The proprietary MagicMe

The PichiaPink™ Media Kit is a set of convenient prepackaged media pouches for use with the PichiaPink™ Yeast Expression System. The PichiaPink™ Media Kit contains media needed to grow Pichia pastoris strains from frozen stocks to cultures ready for tran

Agar is a mixture of polysaccharides extracted from red seaweed cell walls. It has unique gelling properties that are utilized in many industrial and laboratory applications. Solid culture medium is created by adding  agar to media broth (typical fi

Terrific Broth is a nutritionally rich bacterial medium for higher density growth and maintenance of recombinant  E. coli strains. This medium contains increased concentrations of peptone, yeast extract, and glycerol as a carbon source and&nbsp