BD Difco™ Brain Heart Infusion 500G 

Used in the cultivation of fastidious and nonfastidious microorganisms. BD Difco™ Bacto™ Brain Heart Infusion is a general-purpose medium used to cultivate aerobic and anaerobic bacteria from a variety of clinical and nonclinical materials.

BHI broth is used for the cultivation of a wide variety of microorganisms, including bacteria (streptococci, pneumococci and meningococci), yeasts and molds. It serves as a base for supplemented media containing 0.1% agar, Fildes enrichment or 6.5% sodium chloride.

• To use dehydrated product: suspend 37g in 1L of purified water

• Displays a good cultural response to Neisseria meningitides 13090, Streptococcus pneumonia 6305 and Streptococcus pyogenes 19615

• pH (3.7% solution, 25°C): 7.4 ± 0.2

Certifications

• AOAC, BAM, CCAM, CLSI, CMPH2, COMPF, EPA, ISO, MCM9, SMD, SMWW, USDA