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Bio-Rad Laboratories develops & manufactures a large range of tools allowing optimal recovery, growth, characterization, identification of microorganisms responsible of various bacterial infections under the form of ready-to-use or dehydrated culture media (including chromogenic culture media), galleries and rapid latex agglutination tests to provide an accurate diagnosis.
Urinary infections
Ready-to-use or dehydrated culture media ideal for the growth and identification of bacteria responsible for urinary infections
UriSelect4 Agar
Non-selective chromogenic medium for the isolation, differentiation and enumeration of urinary tract pathogens
Columbia Agar + Blood
Culture medium with horse or sheep blood.
Hypertonic Broth (6.5% NaCl) #53384
Broth for identification of Enterococcus species (25 tubes of 9 mL)
MacConkey Agar (with Crystal Violet) #63617
Selective culture medium for isolation and differentiation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli based on lactose fermentation (20 plates of 90 mm)
MacConkey Agar (with Crystal Violet) (Dehydrated) #69084
Dehydrated selective culture medium for isolation and differentiation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli based on lactose fermentation (500 g)
Trypto-Casein-Soy Agar #63884
Non-selective culture medium for isolation and growth of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms (20 plates of 90 mm)
Trypto-Casein-Soy Broth #53454
Culture medium for isolation and growth of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms (25 tubes of 10 mL)
Trypto-Casein-Soy Agar (Dehydrated) #64554
Dehydrated, non-selective culture medium for isolation and growth of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms (500 g)
Urogenital infections
A complete line of products for the isolation, identification, titration, and susceptibility testing of urogenital mycoplasmas and antenatal testing for pregnant women
Urogenital Mycoplasmas Identification Kits
Bio-Rad offers a complete line of products for the isolation, identification, titration, and susceptibility testing of urogenital mycoplasmas.
Suspension-Transport Medium
Liquid medium for the suspension, transport and storage of specimens
S.I.R. Mycoplasma
16-well microplate for antibiotic susceptibility testing of urogenital mycoplasmas
Mycoplasma Duo Kit
Complete kit for the culture, identification, and differential titration of Ureaplasma species and M. hominis
MacConkey Agar (with Crystal Violet) (Dehydrated) #69084
Dehydrated selective culture medium for isolation and differentiation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli based on lactose fermentation (500 g)
StrepBSelect Agar
Selective chromogenic medium for Streptococcus agalactiae screening.
Pastorex Strep
Rapid, sensitive agglutination tests for identification of β-hemolytic streptococci
Columbia Agar + Blood
Culture medium with horse or sheep blood.
Chocolate Agar plus Supplements
Culture medium for isolation of fastidious microorganisms, especially Neisseria or Haemophilus species
Trypto-Casein-Soy Agar #63884
Non-selective culture medium for isolation and growth of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms (20 plates of 90 mm)
Trypto-Casein-Soy Broth #53454
Culture medium for isolation and growth of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms (25 tubes of 10 mL)
Trypto-Casein-Soy Agar (Dehydrated) #64554
Dehydrated, non-selective culture medium for isolation and growth of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms (500 g)
Gastrointestinal infections
Ready-to-use or dehydrated culture media dedicated to the growth and identification of bacteria responsible for gastrointestinal infections
VRESelect Agar
Selective and differential chromogenic medium for the qualitative detection of gastrointestinal colonization of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VREfs).
S.S. Agar (Salmonella-Shigella) #63814
Selective culture medium for isolation and differentiation of pathogenic enteric bacilli, especially Salmonella species (20 plates of 90 mm)
S.S. Agar (Salmonella-Shigella) (dehydrated) #64514
Selective culture medium for isolation and differentiation of pathogenic enteric bacilli, especially Salmonella species and some Shigella species (500 g)
Selenite-Cystine Broth #55746
Enrichment broth for isolation of Salmonella from feces, dairy products and other specimens (25 tubes of 10 mL)
Sven Gard Agar #53430
Soft agar to demonstrate the inapparent H antigen phase of biphasic Salmonella (25 tubes of 25 mL)
Butzler #63512
Selective medium for the isolation and cultivation of Campylobacter species from human fecal specimens (20 plates of 90 mm)
Bile Esculin Azide Agar #63994
Selective culture medium for isolation and presumptive identification of enterococci (20 plates of 90 mm)
Bile Esculin Azide Agar (Dehydrated) #64184
Dehydrated selective culture medium for isolation and presumptive identification of enterococci (500 g)
Hypertonic Broth (6.5% NaCl) #53384
Broth for identification of Enterococcus species (25 tubes of 9 mL)
Kligler Iron Agar (Kligler-Hajna) #55378
Culture medium for identification of Enterobacteriaceae based on dextrose and lactose fermentation and H2S production (25 slanted tubes of 10 mL)
MacConkey Agar (with Crystal Violet) #63617
Selective culture medium for isolation and differentiation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli based on lactose fermentation (20 plates of 90 mm)
MacConkey Agar (with Crystal Violet) (Dehydrated) #69084
Dehydrated selective culture medium for isolation and differentiation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli based on lactose fermentation (500 g)
Rosenow Cysteine Broth #55683
Very rich broth for rapid growth of particularly fastidious, facultative aerobic-anaerobic, and strict anaerobic bacteria (25 tubes of 10 mL)
Columbia Agar + Blood
Culture medium with horse or sheep blood.
Chocolate Agar plus Supplements
Culture medium for isolation of fastidious microorganisms, especially Neisseria or Haemophilus species
Meningitis
Culture media and rapid identification latex testing of bacteria responsible for meningitis
Pastorex Meningitis
Rapid identification of bacteria responsible for meningitis in cerebrospinal fluid specimen, blood cultures and isolated colonies on agar culture media
Brain Heart Infusion Agar (Dehydrated) #64174
Rich dehydrated medium for growth of wide variety of microorganisms, especially fastidious species (500 g)
Chocolate Agar plus Supplements
Culture medium for isolation of fastidious microorganisms, especially Neisseria or Haemophilus species
Columbia Agar + Blood
Culture medium with horse or sheep blood.
Mycobacterial diseases
Selective culture media dedicated to the growth and isolation of mycobacteria
Lowenstein Jensen: Prepared Slanted Tubes #55244
Selective culture medium for isolation, growth, and differentiation of mycobacteria (25 slanted tubes of 7 mL)
Coletsos Medium #53154
Selective culture medium for isolation of fastidious mycobacteria (25 tubes of 7 mL)
Broncho-pulmonary / ENT infections
Large range of tools for the diagnosis of respiratory-pulmonary-ENT infections on various samples types
SaSelect Agar
Selective chromogenic agar medium for the isolation and direct identification of Staphyloccocus aureus.
Pastorex Staph Plus
For detection of the fibrinogen affinity antigen, protein A, and capsular polysaccharides of S. aureus
Pastorex Strep
Rapid, sensitive agglutination tests for identification of β-hemolytic streptococci
Chocolate Agar plus Supplements
Culture medium for isolation of fastidious microorganisms, especially Neisseria or Haemophilus species
Trypto-Casein-Soy Agar #63884
Non-selective culture medium for isolation and growth of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms (20 plates of 90 mm)
Trypto-Casein-Soy Broth #53454
Culture medium for isolation and growth of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms (25 tubes of 10 mL)
Trypto-Casein-Soy Agar (Dehydrated) #64554
Dehydrated, non-selective culture medium for isolation and growth of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms (500 g)
Blood Agar Base + Nalidixic Acid
Dehydrated selective culture medium base with nalidixic acid for isolation of Gram-positive bacteria, especially Streptococcus species, Listeria, etc
Trypto-Casein-Soy Agar (Dehydrated) #64554
Dehydrated, non-selective culture medium for isolation and growth of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms (500 g)
Columbia Agar + Blood
Culture medium with horse or sheep blood.
MacConkey Agar (with Crystal Violet) #63617
Selective culture medium for isolation and differentiation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli based on lactose fermentation (20 plates of 90 mm)
MacConkey Agar (with Crystal Violet) (Dehydrated) #69084
Dehydrated selective culture medium for isolation and differentiation of Gram-negative enteric bacilli based on lactose fermentation (500 g)
Bacteriology Testing for Hospital Acquired Infections
Epidemiology/Serology
Serotyping is based on the long-standing observation that microorganisms from the same species can differ in the antigenic determinants expressed on the cell surface. Serotyping is one of the classic tools for epidemiological study and is applied to numerous species that express different serotypes.
Salmonella serovars Identification Tests
Complete product line of antisera for the serotyping of Salmonella species according to the Kauffmann-White classification.
Bacterial Serotyping - Antisera
Wide product line of antisera for the serotyping of various bacteria for epidemiological purposes: E. coli, P. aeruginosa, Shigella species, V. cholerae.
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Bio-Rad offers a complete line of products for susceptibility testing, including dispensers, dehydrated or prepared media, an extensive range of antibiotic disks and kits for Bacterial Resistance Mechanism Testing.
AST Culture Media
High quality Mueller-Hinton Agar media for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms Testing
Kits for a rapid detection of strains either resistant to third generation of cephalosporins or carbapenemase producing.
AST Disks and Dispensers
Bio-Rad offers the most comprehensive line of antimicrobial susceptibility disks for semi-quantitative in vitro susceptibility testing of previously isolated pure cultures of microorganisms.
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing disk dispensers are available in two sizes: 7-disk or 12/16-disk.
AST Disks
Complete line of antimicrobial susceptibility disks compliant with CLSI, EUCAST and CA-SFM/EUCAST guidelines.
AST Disks for Veterinary Laboratory Use
Complete line of antimicrobial susceptibility disks for veterinary laboratory use.
Disks Dispensers
7-Disks and 12-16-Disks dispensers dedicated to Bio-Rad AST disks product line.
Targeted Screening
Bio-Rad provides tools dedicated to targeted screening tests for the detection of Hospital Acquired Infections (Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus or Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus colonization), as well as antenatal testing for pregnant women (Group B Streptococcus or GBS screening).
Hospital Acquired Infections
Range of products indicated for the screening of main Hospital Acquired Infections in healthcare settings.
Antenatal/Pregnant Women Screening
Dedicated tools for the identification of Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) in pregnant women.
Bacterial Strain Storage and Shipment
Stock Culture Agar
Ready-to-use agar medium designed for the maintenance of bacterial strains.
Packaging for Transport of Infectious Substances
Packaging designed for the transportation of infectious substances.