Brain Heart Infusion Agar is used for the cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious organisms and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans. A general purpose nutritious agar base. This medium was first used for the isolation of dental pathogens. With the addition of 7% defibrinated blood the medium will support the growth of a wide range of fastidious organisms, the phosphate buffer will help neutralise the acids produced from the utilisation of glucose and thus maintain viability. The medium is not recommended for the determination of hemolytic reactions because of the glucose content.

• Analyte: Enterococci, Neisseria, Streptococci
• Platform: dehydrated culture media
• Formula: brain-heart infusion solids 17.5g/L, tryptose 10.0g/L, glucose 2.0g/L, sodium chloride 5.0g/L, disodium phosphate 2.5g/L, agar 12.0g/L
• Grams per litre: 49.00
• Litres per 500g: 10.00
• Plates per 500g: 560.00