Nalidixic acid (1 vial per 1 litre medium)

Product Code: X291

For the isolation of non-sporing anaerobes from clinical material. Suitable for use with LAB090 Fastidious Anaerobe Agar. When used with other blood agar bases, e.g. LAB00 1 Columbia Agar, further enrichment of the medium with haemin, menadione and sodium pyruvate is beneficial. The addition of Tween 80, which enhances the growth of anaerobic cocci, to the medium is required for N.A.T. medium.

Related Sector(s)

• Clinical

Related Organism(s)

• Anaerobes