Table 4.
Microbiological culture media.
| Media | Target | Conditions | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaerobic blood agar | All-purpose | Anaerobic | (115) |
| Ascorbic acid medium | All-purpose | Aerobic and anaerobic | (116, 117) |
| Brain-heart infusion medium | All-purpose, Streptococcus and Neisseria | Aerobic and anaerobic | (118) |
| Brucella agar | Brucella sp., Bacteroides and Prevotella sp. | Anaerobic | (119) |
| Fluid thioglycolate medium | All-purpose | Aerobic and anaerobic | (120) |
| Luria-Bertani medium | E. coli and fast-growing bacteria | Aerobic | (121) |
| MacConkey medium | Gram-negative bacteria | Aerobic | (122, 123) |
| Growth medium | All-purpose | Aerobic and anaerobic | (124, 125) |
| Reinforced clostridial medium | Clostridium sp. | Anaerobic | (126) |
| Sabourad’s dextrose medium | Fungi/yeast/molds | Aerobic | (114) |
| Soybean-casein digest medium | All-purpose, fungi | Aerobic and anaerobic | (127) |