Red Blood Agar (RBA), (10-Pack) Tryptic Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood, Pre-Poured, Flat-Packed, Vacuum Sealed, 15x100mm Petri Plates.

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OUR PLATES ARE PRE-POURED. DON'T WASTE TIME POURING AGAR. The plates are pre-poured, RBA (Red Blood Agar). RBA is Tryptic Soy Agar with 5% defibrinated Sheep Blood, used for the isolation and cultivation of a variety of fastidious microorganisms, to detect hemolytic activity.
THESE RED BLOOD AGAR PLATES HAVE A SHELF LIFE OF LONGER THAN FOUR MONTHS WHEN KEPT REFRIGERATED AND ARE MANUFACTURED IN THE USA. Our plates won't crack or dry out. They have a thick layer of agar which promotes good growth, have been professionally packaged and vacuum sealed in a level 5 cleanroom for a longer shelf life.
THIS PACKAGING PROCESS IS PATENT PROTECTED. The shipping cost of these plates is slightly higher, but in most cases, our plates are delivered in 1-3 days to maintain the freshness and integrity of the blood.
PLATE DIMENSIONS. The plates are 100mm in diameter x 15mm deep. The agar in the plates has a depth on average of 6-7mm.
DESCRIPTION: 5% Defibrinated Sheep Blood, 1.5% Tryptone, 0.5% Soytone, 0.5% NaCl, 1.5% Agar.

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Our Red Blood Agar (RBA) plates are Tryptic Soy Agar with 5% defibrinated Sheep Blood and the main application is for the isolation and cultivation of a variety of fastidious microorganisms, to detect hemolytic activity, and to perform CAMP tests. Our blood agar is an enriched, bacterial growth medium that encourages the growth of bacteria, such as streptococci, that otherwise wouldn't grow on ordinary growth media. Certain bacterial species produce extracellular enzymes that lyse red blood cells in the blood agar (hemolysis). These hemolysin radially diffuses outwards from the colony (or colonies) causing complete or partial destruction of the red cells in the medium and complete denaturation of hemoglobin within the cells to colorless products.