Sheep Blood Agar

Description

Blood Agar Base, with the addition of sterile blood, is used for the isolation, cultivation and detection of hemolytic activity of streptococci and other fastidious microorganisms.

Supplementation with blood (5-10%) provides additional growth factors for fastidious microorganisms, and is the basis for determining hemolytic reactions. Hemolytic patterns may vary with the source of animal blood or type of base medium used.