Thioglycolate Broth

Description

Fluid Thioglycollate Medium (FTM) is used for the sterility testing of biologics and for the cultivation of anaerobes, aerobes and microaerophiles.

Fluid Thioglycollate Medium, Enriched and Enriched Thioglycollate Medium are general-purpose media used in qualitative procedures for the cultivation of fastidious, as well as nonfastidious microorganisms, including aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, from a variety of clinical and nonclinical specimens. Enriched Thioglycollate Medium when supplemented with sodium bicarbonate or a marble chip is used to prepare a standardized inoculum by the growth method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of anaerobic bacteria.