Neogen Culture Media Product Guide Edition 1, Nov 2019 Neogen Culture Media Contents About Neogen .......................................................3 Mycobacterium .....................................................27 View Our Culture Media by: Neisseria ..............................................................27 Organism ................................................................6 Proteus ................................................................28 Pseudomonas.......................................................29 Anaerobes ..............................................................6 Salmonella ...........................................................30 Bacillus cereus .......................................................7 Shigella ................................................................33 Brucella ..................................................................8 Spoilage ...............................................................33 Campylobacter .......................................................9 Staphylococcus ....................................................34 Candida ...............................................................10 Sterility Testing .....................................................35 Clostridia ..............................................................11 Streptococcus ......................................................35 Coliforms .............................................................13 UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) ....................................36 Cronobacter .........................................................14 Vibrio ...................................................................36 E. coli ...................................................................15 Yeasts and Molds ..................................................37 Enteric Bacilli ........................................................19 Yersinia ................................................................39 Enterobacteriaceae ...............................................19 Enterococci ..........................................................20 Other .....................................................................40 Gram-Negative Producing ESBL.............................21 Confirmation Kits ...................................................40 Gram-Positive Cocci ..............................................21 General Purpose Media ...........................................41 Heterotrophs ........................................................21 Media Constituents ..................................................45 Lactic Acid Bacteria ..............................................21 Search Our Available Culture Media by: Lactobacillus ........................................................22 Product Name ......................................................48 Legionella.............................................................23 Product Code .......................................................56 Listeria .................................................................24 Product Format .....................................................63 Please see page 47 for available pack sizes N.B. All information contained within this document is accurate at the time of printing. For the most up-to-date information please contact your Neogen representative. Page 2 About Neogen Neogen Culture Media With over 35 years of industry experience, we are committed to investing in the development and expansion of our microbiology product offerings. Our R&D and Technical Services teams have worked closely to develop products of the highest quality that are unparallelled in the market. Why Choose Neogen Culture Media? 4 Quality at Every Step The quality and performance of our culture media is 4 Global Testing Methods monitored throughout every stage of the manufacturing Neogen Culture Media products support compliance with process. From sourcing the finest quality raw materials to global reference methods across multiple industries, with a investing in the best equipment and technical personnel, particular focus on food safety testing. we are committed to ensuring our media is produced to Many of our culture media products are formulation the highest standards. By using high quality materials we and performance compliant according to internationally increase the reliability of our finished products, thereby recognized standards including ISO, BAM and MLG. reducing the need for unnecessary, costly and time We recognize that depending on location, laboratories follow consuming re-tests for our customers. different reference methods where product formulations and Our media is manufactured at dual sites, located in the specifications can vary. By producing a range of formulations United Kingdom and USA, allowing us to be a secure and that are compliant to these recognized standards, we responsive supplier, wherever in the world you may be. Our endeavor to provide the media required to support your experienced R&D, Technical Services and Customer Services testing in both domestic and international locations. teams are on hand to help offer you guidance and support every step of the way. For pharmaceutical applications, we also have a complete range of 17 Harmonized Pharmacopoeia (HP) referenced 4 Accreditations media available compliant to the formulation and Our UK facilities are certified to ISO 9001:2015 and performance specifications of the European Pharmacopoeia ISO 13485:2016 for the design, manufacture and supply of 9th Edition, recently implemented in January 2017. Neogen Culture Media. Our QC labs test in accordance with ISO 11133:2014, going above and beyond the specified acceptance criteria to ensure product quality and consistency. We are also ISO 17025:2017 accredited for the QC testing of our pre-poured plates. Compliance with global reference methods ISO BAM MLG HP Page 3 Neogen Culture Media Convenience Formats Streamline workflow efficiencies and reduce hands-on time with conveniently packaged media: Pre-Poured Media Plates Our expanding range of pre-poured plates can help streamline your laboratory’s workflow by reducing preparation time. Our plates are supplied fully ready-to-use, eliminating the need to weigh, autoclave or cool media, and with no need for additional Supplements. We know that products like Legionella GVPC can be difficult to produce in-house, so why not let us do the hard work for you by using our pre-poured plates? Our full range of Harlequin® Chromogenic Media pre-poured plates are also QC tested under our ISO 17025 Our talented team have extensive knowledge and expertise accreditation, meaning there is only minimal internal QC in the development of unique and innovative chromogenic required by the user. formulations. Our pre-poured plates are available in select European Chromogenic culture media provides rapid and accurate locations; contact us for more information. methods for the isolation and enumeration of target microorganisms based on the detection of enzyme activities. This makes it possible to design chromogenic media that allows the user to easily differentiate and identify highly specific groups of microorganisms. Chromogenic media can enable faster detection of specific microorganisms when compared to traditional culture media, and can reduce the need for subcultures or confirmatory tests. For this reason it is written into several ISO methods (such as ISO 11290) and we have also developed our own proprietary CASE Agar for the detection of Salmonella spp. Why not find out more about our chromogenic media today? Page 4 About Neogen µPREP® Ready-to-Reconstitute Media Bags µPREP bags can save valuable hands-on preparation time, increase your media kitchen capacity, and allow you to be flexible and responsive to changing sample volumes. Prepared with the exact amount of sterile Dehydrated Culture Media (DCM) and all necessary Supplements required, our bags create 20L of sterile media with no need to weigh, autoclave or cool media. Simply connect to a sterile water supply and the media is ready to use in as little as 20 minutes. As bags are pre-sealed, there is no risk of DCM dust contamination in your laboratory. Available for: • Buffered Peptone Water (BPW) • Half Fraser Broth • LESS Plus Medium – Proprietary broth for Listeria EZ Prep Pre-Weighed Media Pouches Neogen’s EZ Prep format features pre-weighed, sterile media in a foil packet. Using sterile water with specially formulated dust-free EZ Prep pouches allows you to prepare sample enrichments anywhere and without an autoclave. This gives a testing facility the freedom to prep the exact amount of media needed for sample testing everyday. EZ Prep saves time, space and gives the scheduling flexibility needed in a busy test lab. Captivate™ Immunomagnetic Separation (IMS) Beads We also offer a range of IMS beads for the isolation and detection of pathogenic E. coli. IMS is a proven technique for the isolation and concentration of STEC prior to testing. IMS beads form part of ISO 16654 and ISO/TS 13136 for the detection of E. coli O157 and STEC’s respectively. Page 5 Neogen Culture Media Organisms Anaerobes Supplement Reference L/ Product Name Description g/L Product Format Product Code Quantity in Method 500g Media Fastidious Anaerobe Agar Primary isolation agar capable of 46 11 Dehydrated Culture NCM0014 growing most clinically significant Media anaerobes Fastidious Anaerobe Primary isolation agar capable of 46 11 Dehydrated Culture NCM2020 Agar