Sheep Blood Agar Base, with defibrinated Blood | 250g

Sheep Blood Agar Base | with defibrinated Blood

-  Sheep Blood Agar Base 250g   +   Defibrinated Blood 500ml  (optional)

Sheep Blood Agar is an enriched medium provided with multiple nutrients that generally comes as a basal media for the preparation of blood agar by supplementation with blood.

Cautions

·  Laboratory procedures involving pathogens require special equipment and techniques to minimise biohazards.

Per 1000mL of Sheep Blood Agar Base contains

*  Adjusted and/or supplemented as required to meet performance criteria.

*  Blood products have a maximum shelf life of 35 days, and the Item requires temperature control for storage and delivery with additional fees. It's not eligible for return due to safety and quality concerns. Please consider the requirements before purchasing.

Preparation

-       Dissolve 31.0 g of mixture A in 900~950 ml of MQ water in a closed container. 

-       Autoclave at 121°C for 15 minutes.

-      Cool the broth stock to about 70°C. Aseptically add 5~10% (v/v, final) sterile defibrinated blood, make the final valume of the media 1000ml, keep at 70°C for 15 minutes and cool to about 50°C. Mix and quickly dispense into sterile petri dishes.

Note:

It is strongly recommended to operate within a clean bench when preparing the solution & agar plate.

When ordered with defibrinated blood, this item is shipped with 2.8 kg of dry ice for international deliveries and 1.3 kg of ice packs for domestic shipments.

For international customers, we recommend sourcing defibrinated sheep or horse blood locally whenever possible to minimise the risk of customs clearance delays, which are common when importing animal blood products.