Veterinary - Cows on a field

Bacteria, fungi and anaerobes affect domesticated and wild animals and cause microbial diseases. The Veterinary section is concerned with such diseases of living in captivity. The infections are of interest as their interrelation is with humans (zoonoses) and/or domestic animals.

Products of HiMedia range from media for bacteria, fungi to anaerobes, which are useful in the Veterinary. Our Ready Prepared along with Powdered Media for transportation provides a secure and easy to handle way of transporting samples for distances (long or short). Our products which are as powdered media, are available in both versions i.e. animal and vegetable based peptones and hastens the growth of microorganisms, thereby helping in their perfect isolation.

BHI Agar (Brain Heart Infusion Agar, M211)

General Purpose Media

In order to isolate and cultivate the Bacteria, HiMedia has developed Media like Brain Heart Infusion Agar, Nutrient Agar or Tryptose Agar. Our media provides a safe and secure method to handle these Bacteria.

Media for Anaerobes

HiMedia offers multiple Media for anaerobes. Anaerobes such as Clostridium spp. and others are responsible for various diseases in veterinary animals. Media offered by HiMedia include Reinforced Clostridial Agar, SPS agar or Anaerobic Thioglycollate Medium Base which are used for their isolation and cultivation.

Reinforced Clostridial Broth (M443) - Anaerobes
Columbia Agar (M144) - Brucella

Media for Brucella

The product catalogue of HiMedia includes a wide variety of media for enrichment, selective isolation and cultivation for Brucella species, in both forms i.e. animal based and vegetable based peptones. We provide media such as Brucella Agar Base, Eugonic Broth or Columbia Blood Agar Base for Veterinary.

Media for Enterobacteriaceae

HiMedia has designed special media for Lactose Fermenters (Lactose Fermenters are the members of Enterobacteriaceae which have the ability to ferment lactose). Our media include EMB agar, Litmus Lactose Agar, MacConkey Sorbitol Agar Base and for Lactose Non-Fermenters such as Hektoen Enteric Agar, SS Agar, Deoxycholate Citrate Agar etc.

EMB Agar (Levine) (M022) - Enterobacteriaceae
Cystine Heart Agar Base (M172) | used for cultivation of Francisella tularensis

Media for Francisella

Francisella spp is responsible for Plague-like disease in rodents. HiMedia offers special media for Francisella which includes media for cultivation of Francisella spp: Cystine Heart Agar Base.

Media for Fungi

Isolation and cultivation of Fungi is made easy and secure by media offered by HiMedia. Our products such as Dermatophyte Test Agar Base or Kimmig Fungi Agar base are widely used and adhere to highest standards.

Kimmig Fungi Agar Base (M1232)
Listeria Identification Agar Base (PALCAM) (M1064)

Media for Listeria

HiMedia has been offering a number of media to help isolate and cultivate Listeriosis: such as Listeria Enrichment Broth, Listeria Identification Agar Base, Listeria Oxford Medium Base etc. Listeriosis is a common condition in some farm outbreaks.

Media for Pseudomonas

The HiMedia product catalog provides specific medium for Pseudomonas spp such as Pseudomonas Agar, Cetrimide Agar Base, Pseudomonas Isolation Agar Base etc.

Cetrimide Agar Base (M024) for the selective isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Edwards Medium Base, Modified (M748) - Streptococcus agalactiae

Media for S-agalactiae

Under the Media-for-S-agalactiae section, we offer media such as Edward’s Medium Base Modified along with Streptococcus agalactiae Selective Agar Base etc.

Media for Salmonella-Shigella

During the export of human-habituated mountain Gorillas, risk of anthropozoonotic transmission of Salmonella-Shigella pathogens is a grave concern. The products offered by HiMedia for identification, isolation and cultivation of these enteropathogens include Bismuth Sulphite Agar, SS Agar, Selenite Broth etc.

SS Agar (Salmonella Shigella Agar) Modified M1032
Baird Parker Agar Base (M043) and Egg Yolk Emulsion (FD045)

Media for Staphylococci

Media for Staphylococci include Baird Parker Agar Base, Mannitol Salt Agar Base, Standard Staphylococcus Broth etc. Our media helps in the detection of this Gram positive cocci Bacterium which exists as part of normal cutaneous flora of mammals and when the skins natural defense mechanism disrupts it causes infection which may be deep, superficial or on surface.

Media for Streptococci

In order to isolate and cultivate bacterium considered as opportunistic pathogens of mammals, HiMedia offers a range of media such as Azide Blood Agar Base, Columbia C.N.A Agar Base etc.

Azide Blood Agar Base (M158) - Streptococci
TCBS Agar (M189) - Vibrio

Media for Vibrio

HiMedia products like TCBS Agar, Tryptone Sucrose Tetrazolium Agar Base and many other media help in identification and cultivation of causal organisms of marine food-borne infections and those originating from estuarine habitats.