L.mono Blood Agar Base 500G

L.mono Blood Agar Base is recommended for the specific isolation and cultivation of Listeria species from food and environmental samples. It uses Tryptone Soya Agar as a base with the addition of lithium chloride as a selective agent. This medium with the addition of 5% w/v sterile defibrinated sheep blood helps in the differentiation of haemolytic and pathogenic Listeria species which includes L. monocytogenes, L. seeligeri and L. ivanovii from non-haemolytic and non-pathogenic species which include L. innocua, L. grayi and L. welshimeri.