Baird-Parker Agar is used for detection and enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus in foods and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans. Baird-Parker Agar was first described in 1962. It is a selective medium for the isolation and presumptive identification of coagulase-positive staphylococci. This medium is used extensively for detecting Staphylococcus aureus in foods, dairy products, and other materials. Coagulase-positive staphylococci can grow and reproduce in cosmetic products. These products are tested for the presence of coagulase-positive staphylococci using standard microbiological methods.

• Analyte: staphylococcus aureus
• Platform: dehydrated culture media
• Formula: enzymatic digest of casein 10.0g/L, beef extract 5.0g/L, yeast extract 1.0g/L, lithium chloride 5.0g/L, glycine 12.0g/L, sodium pyruvate 10.0g/L, agar 17.0g/L (15 - 20g according to gel strength)
• Grams per litre: 60.00
• Litres per 500h: 8.00
• Plates per 500g: 450.00