Vogel Johnson HiCynthâ„¢ Agar Base w/o Tellurite (V.J. HiCynthâ„¢ Agar) 500G

Vogel-Johnson HiCynthâ„¢ Agar is chemically defined medium free from animal and vegetable peptones, a modified form of Vogel-Johnson Agar which is prepared according to the formula devised by Vogel and Johnson and is recommended for the microbial limit test in USP. It is recommended for selective isolation of coagulase positive, mannitol fermenting Staphylococcus aureus from heavily contaminated food and clinical specimens. Staphylococcus aureus, a gram-positive, spherical bacterium, is a common colonizer of the human skin and mucosa. It causes skin and wound infections, urinary tract infections, pneumonia and bacteremia. I