Culture Media

In the group of culture media, a distinction is made between solid (culture medium) and liquid (culture solution) culture media, depending on their consistency. These in turn are available in ready-to-use and dehydrated form. They are mainly used in microbiology for the cultivation of microorganisms, cells, tissues or small plants.

The advantage of ready-to-use culture media and solutions is that they can be used immediately without preparation. They are also easy to handle, as no preparation of the ready-to-use culture media is necessary. The error rate is therefore low and high reproducibility is guaranteed. The ready-to-use nutrient media are available in various forms, sizes and formats: Contact plates, dip slides (dip nutrient plates), in tubes, bottles and bags (ready bags).

Dehydrated culture media, on the other hand, have a longer shelf life. At Analytics-Shop you will find numerous high-quality dry culture media as well as supplements for the preparation of culture media (agar, peptones) from manufacturers such as Merck and Sartorius.