Colony Morphology
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
CNA Agar
MacConkey Agar
Brucella Agar
Anaerobic Blood Agar
Thioglycolate Broth
Medium | Used for | Incubation | Properties | Organisms Grown |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blood Agar | General growth of most organisms | CO2 35°C | ||
Chocolate Agar | Growth of fastidious organisms | CO2 35°C | Most organisms that grow on blood agar
Fastidious organisms | |
CNA Agar | Growth of gram positive organisms | CO2 35°C | ||
MacConkey Agar | Growth of gram negative organisms | O2 35°C | ||
Brucella Agar | Growth of obligate anaerobic organisms | ANO2 35°C | ||
Anerobic Blood Agar | Growth of facultative and obligate anaerobic organisms | ANO2 35°C | ||
Thioglycolate Broth | Used for subculturing scant growth organisms |
Colony Morphology Appearances by Organism
Chocolate Agar
- Grows most organisms that grow on standard blood agar
- Fastidious organisms
- Haemophilus sp.
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Haemophilus parainfluenzae
- Moroxella
- Neisseria
- N. meningitidis
- N. gonorrhoeae
- Haemophilus sp.