Baird Parker Agar: A Reliable Solution for Staphylococcus aureus Detection by BABIO

Baird Parker Agar: A Reliable Solution for Staphylococcus aureus Detection by BABIO

BABIO, a well-known Chinese manufacturer of microbiological media, is proud to offer its high-quality Baird Parker Agar—an essential tool for the isolation and identification of Staphylococcus aureus. This highly selective medium plays a critical role in food safety, clinical microbiology, and environmental testing, providing laboratories with a dependable solution for detecting S. aureus.

Key Features and Formula:

Baird Parker Agar is formulated with a combination of ingredients that ensure optimal growth conditions for S. aureus while suppressing the growth of other bacteria:

• Pancreatic Digest of Casein (10.0g/L): Provides nitrogen and essential growth factors.
• Beef Extract (5.0g/L) & Yeast Extract (1.0g/L): Contribute vital nutrients, including vitamins for enhanced microbial growth.
• Sodium Pyruvate (10.0g/L): Promotes the metabolism of S. aureus.
• Lithium Chloride (5.0g/L): Inhibits the growth of non-target bacteria, ensuring the selective isolation of S. aureus.

When incubated at 36±1°C for 45-48 hours, colonies of S. aureus appear round, smooth, and convex with a distinct dark gray to black color and a clear surrounding zone, making identification straightforward.

Applications:

This medium is widely used in microbiology laboratories for detecting S. aureus in food products, clinical specimens, and environmental samples. Its high specificity helps laboratories confidently identify this pathogen in a variety of settings, from food safety testing to clinical diagnostics.

Why Choose BABIO's Baird Parker Agar?

BABIO offers a reliable, high-performance medium designed to meet the needs of modern laboratories. Our Baird Parker Agar is rigorously tested for quality and stability, ensuring accurate and reproducible results. It is an ideal choice for labs involved in foodborne pathogen detection, clinical infection analysis, and environmental microbiology.

With a shelf life of three years under proper storage conditions, our Baird Parker Agar provides long-lasting value and dependable performance for microbiological testing.

For more information about Baird Parker Agar and other microbiological products, visit BABIO’s official website.