Bordet–Gengou agar is a type of agar plate optimized to isolate Bordetella, containing blood, potato extract, and glycerol, with an antibiotic such as cephalexin or penicillin and sometimes nicotinamide. [1]
Bordet Gengou Agar is an enriched casein peptone medium with potato infusion and glycerol to supply nutrients which support the growth of Bordetella spp. Blood is added to provide additional nutrients and to enable the detection of hemolytic reactions. Sodium …
B pertussis can be cultured on modified Bordet-Gengou medium, charcoal-horseblood agar (Regan-Lowe) or grown in supplement Stainer-Scholte broth. Bordetella DNA can also be detected by PCR.
Bordet Gengou Agar is an enriched casein peptone medium with potato infusion and glycerol to supply nutrients which support the growth of Bordetella spp. Blood is added to provide additional nutrients and to enable the detection of hemolytic reactions.
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Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Bordet Gengou Agar (with blood) Bordet Gengou Agar w/Blood With blood; For cultivation and isolation of Bordetella pertussis and other Bordetella spp.
Bordet Gengou Agar Base, with the addition of glycerol and sterile blood, is used in qualitative procedures for the detection and isolation of Bordetella pertussis from clinical specimens.