acumedia* Wilkins-Chalgren Agar

• Intended Use: Wilkins-Chalgren Agar is used for the cultivation of anaerobic microorganisms.
• Product Summary and Explanation: Wilkins-Chalgren Agar was designed by Wilkins and Chalgren for use in determining minimal
inhibitory concentration (MICs) of antibiotics for anaerobic bacteria by the agar dilution procedure. This medium was selected
because it does not require the addition of blood to support satisfactory growth of most anaerobes. Anaerobic bacteria cause a
variety of human infections including endocarditis, meningitis, wound infections following bowel surgery or trauma, and
bacteremia. The survival of anaerobic bacteria is dependent on their sensitivity to oxygen, nutritional requirements, appropriate
collection, culture medium, and incubation time and temperature.
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