HiCromeâ„¢ VRE Agar Base 500G

It is a traditional media used for the detection of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) from clinical samples. Enterococcus faecalis cleaves the chromogenic substrate in the medium to produce blue coloured colonies, which are clearly visible against the opaque background. The supplement added to the medium allows the selective isolation of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci