OverviewOur Conventional Microbiological Media Series offers a comprehensive portfolio of dehydrated culture media in 250 g and 500 g packs (where applicable). From general-purpose media like Nutrient Broth and Plate Count Agar to specialized formulations such as EMB Agar, VRBA, MRS, and Salmonella-selective media, each formulation is quality-controlled to ensure consistent growth and accurate enumeration of microorganisms in water, food, dairy, clinical and environmental testing.
Applications- Routine microbiological testing: plate counts, enumeration and cultivation of bacteria, yeasts and molds.
- Food and dairy testing: detection and enumeration of coliforms, Salmonella, Bacillus cereus, yeasts and molds, and other food hygiene analyses.
- Water and environmental testing: total viable counts, coliform detection and membrane filtration applications.
- Clinical and specimen transport: selective enrichment and transport media for pathogen recovery.
- Molecular biology and fermentation: LB media and other molecular-grade formulations for E. coli and related applications.
Standards & PackagingFormulated to meet international standards (ISO, GB, FDA, USP). Media are available in convenient 250 g and 500 g packs where applicable; some products are offered in 100 g packs. Series includes general, selective, differential, enrichment and transport media.
Product Range (No. | Product name | Package | Introduction)No. | Product name | Package | Introduction
HW0101 | Plate Count Agar | 250g/500g | Used for the cultivation of bacteria and for the enumeration of microorganisms in water, sewage, faeces and other materials. The medium contains sugar.
HW0102 | Lauryl Sulfate Tryptose Broth | 250g/500g | Lauryl Sulfate Tryptose Broth (LST) is used for the determination and enumeration of coliforms in water, dairy products and foods, especially E. coli.
HW0104 | Brilliant Green Lactose Bile Broth | 250g/500g | Used for the detection of coliform organisms in foods, dairy products, water and wastewater, as well as in other materials of sanitary importance.
HW0105 | E.Coli Broth | 250g/500g | For the determination and enumeration of coliforms, especially E. coli, in water and other materials.
HW0107 | EMB Agar | 250g/500g | EMB Agar is used for the isolation and differentiation of coliforms. Eosin Methylene Blue Agar (EMB) is a selective medium for the investigation and differentiation of enteric bacilli and coliform microorganisms.
HW0107-1 | Levine EMB Agar | 250g/500g | Levine EMB is used for the isolation and differentiation of coliforms.
HW0108 | Nutrient Broth | 250g/500g | Used for the cultivation and the enumeration of non-fastidious microorganisms in water, food, sewage, fecal and other materials.
HW0109 | Nutrient Agar | 250g/500g | Used for the cultivation of bacteria and for the enumeration of organisms in water, food, sewage, fecal, and other materials.
HW0113 | MR-VP Broth | 250g/500g | Used for the differentiation of bacteria by means of the methyl red and Voges-Proskauer reactions.
HW0114 | VRBA Agar | 250g/500g | Used for the detection and enumeration of coliforms in milk, food and other materials.
HW0115 | Simmons Citrate Agar | 250g/500g | Used for the differentiation of gram-negative bacteria on the basis of citrate utilization.
HW0116 | Violet Red Bile Dextrose Agar (VRBDA) | 250g/500g | Used for identification of intestinal bacteria count and Enterobacteriaceae.
HW0120 | Cary-Blair Transport Medium | 250g/500g | Used for collecting, transporting and preserving microbiological specimens.
HW0124-13 | Medium Q (Columbia Agar) | 250g/500g | Very rich in nutrients, basal medium for various bacteria.
HW0128 | LB Broth | 250g/500g | For culture of E. coli in molecular biology.
HW0129 | LB Nutrient Agar | 250g/500g | For culture of E. coli in fermentation engineering, genetic engineering and molecular biology.
HW0130 | Phenylalanine Agar | 100g | Used for the differentiation of Enterobacteria on the basis of the oxidative deamination of phenylalanine to phenylpyruvic acid (PPA).
HW0138 | Endo Agar | 250g/500g | Detection of total coliforms in drinking water and water resource through membrane filtration.
HW0157 | Yeast Extract Agar | 250g/500g | A highly nutritive medium recommended for plate count of microorganisms in water.
HW0169 | Orange Serum Agar | 250g/500g | Used for Isolation and culture of aciduric bacteria in beverage.
HW0173-1 | Brilliant Green Agar Medium | 250g/500g | Salmonella (except S. typhi and Shigella) Isolation.
HW0175 | Bile Esculin Agar | 250g/500g | Used to differentiate enterococci and the Streptococcus bovis group from other streptococci.
HW0176 | VRBG Agar | 250g/500g | Used for isolation of Enterobacter sakazakii in milk powder (FDA, SN methods).
HW0177 | Tryptic Soy Agar | 250g/500g | Used for the isolation and cultivation of nonfastidious and fastidious microorganisms. It is not the medium of choice for anaerobes.
HW0231 | Czapek Dox Agar | 250g/500g | Used for cultivating fungi and bacteria capable of using inorganic nitrogen.
HW0233 | Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) | 250g/500g | For the isolation and enumeration of yeasts and moulds from dairy and other food products.
HW0233-11 | Potato Dextrose Agar (USP) | 250g/500g | For the isolation and enumeration of yeasts and moulds from dairy and other food products.
HW0235-1 | Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) | 250g/500g | Used for the isolation, differentiation and maintenance of fungi.
HW0237-2 | Rose Bengal Agar | 250g/500g | Used for isolating and enumerating yeasts and molds.
HW0253 | Tryptose Sulfite Cycloserine Agar Base (TSC) | 250g/500g | Used with 50% Egg Yolk Emulsion in detecting and enumerating Clostridium perfringens in foods.
HW0268 | KF Streptococcus Agar | 100g | Used with 1% TTC Solution in isolating and enumerating fecal streptococci.
HW0277 | Nitrate Broth | 250g/500g | An aid in the identification of aerobic and facultative anaerobic gram-negative microorganisms by means of the nitrate reduction test.
HW0280 | Bacillus Cereus Selective Agar | 250g/500g | Used with 50% Egg Yolk Emulsion and Polymyxin B for enumerating Bacillus cereus from foods.
HW0299-1 | OGYE Agar | 250g/500g | For use with the antimicrobial agent oxytetracycline in isolating and enumerating yeasts and molds in foods.
HW0314 | Dextrose Tryptone Agar | 250g/500g | Used for cultivating thermophilic “flat-sour” microorganisms associated with food spoilage.
HW0316 | Reinforced Clostridium Medium (RCM) | 250g/500g | Used for the isolation of Clostridium.
HW0384 | MRS Agar | 250g/500g | Used for isolation or count of lactic acid bacteria in food.
HW0384-1 | MRS Broth | 250g/500g | Used for isolation or count of lactic acid bacteria in food.
HW0390 | M17 Agar | 250g/500g | Used for isolating and enumerating lactic streptococci in yogurt, cheese starters and other dairy products.
HW0391 | M17 Broth | 250g/500g | Used for isolating and enumerating lactic streptococci in yogurt, cheese starters and other dairy products.
HW0401-1 | Sabouraud-dextrose Broth | 250g/500g | Enrichment culture of yeasts and molds.
HW4084 | Buffered Peptone Water | 250g/500g | Used for pre-enrichment of Salmonella and Enterobacter sakazakii.
HW4085 | Selenite Cystine Broth (SC) | 250g/500g | Used for Salmonella selective enrichment culture (GB, SN standards).
HW4086-2 | Fluid Tetrathionate Medium | 250g/500g | Salmonella selective enrichment culture.
HW4088 | Triple Sugar Iron Agar (TSI) | 250g/500g | Used for the differentiation of gram-negative enteric bacilli based on carbohydrate fermentation and the production of hydrogen sulfide.
HW4089 | Salmonella Shigella Agar (SS) | 250g/500g | Moderately selective and differential media for the isolation of pathogenic enteric bacilli, especially Salmonella.
HW4090 | Bismuth Sulfite Agar | 250g/500g | A highly selective medium used for isolating Salmonella spp., particularly Salmonella Typhi, from food and clinical specimens.
HW4093 | Hektoen Enteric Agar (HE) | 250g/500g | For selective isolation (GB standard) Salmonella.
HW4095-1 | Urea Agar Base | 250g/500g | Used for the differentiation of organisms, especially the Enterobacteriaceae, on the basis of urease production.
HW4095-2 | Christensen Urea Agar Base | 250g/500g | Used for the differentiation of organisms, especially the Enterobacteriaceae, on the basis of urease production.
NotesSeries also includes specialized transport media such as Cary-Blair and fungal media like Potato Dextrose Agar and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar. Media are quality-controlled and intended to deliver consistent performance batch after batch.
Caractéristiques / spécifications techniques- Brand: HWTAI
- Series: Conventional Medium Series
- Pack sizes: predominantly 250 g and 500 g (select items 100 g)
- Types included: general-purpose media, selective media, differential media, enrichment media, transport media, fungal media, molecular biology media
- Standards: Formulated to meet ISO, GB, FDA, USP (where applicable)
- Typical uses: plate counts, coliform detection and differentiation (EMB, VRBA), Salmonella enrichment (Selenite Cystine, Tetrathionate), fungal isolation (PDA, SDA), molecular biology culture (LB)