E&O Laboratories Ltd have successfully grown their Culture Media business over the last 30 years to become a leading manufacturer
servicing Microbiology Laboratories , Location in Scotland. Their comprehensive media range is continually expanding into specialised industry sectors as well as aiding the rapid diagnosis of the newest antibiotic resistant bacteria strains.

INDUSTRY SECTORS:
• Clinical, Veterinary & Aquaculture
• Food, Water & Environmental
• Pharmaceutical, Industrial & Cosmetics
• Academia & Research

PRODUCT CATEGORIES:
• Ready-to-use Culture Media – Bottled, Bagged and Plated
• Dehydrated Culture Media & Raw Materials
• Antibiotic Supplements & Reagents
• Fresh Donor Horse & Sheep Blood – Frozen Sterile Filtered Serum

Dehydrated Culture Media products are formulated to supply the required nutrients to allow for the growth of microorganisms. Used in combination with a variety of selective agents and incubation conditions a wide range of specific organisms can be isolated. With careful raw material selection of the various media components E&O can ensure a consistent level of quality and performance. For each formulation the necessary ingredients are accurately weighed, combined and blended together to produce a homogenous powdered product.

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Catalase test

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Hydrogen peroxide 3%, (H2O2), catalase positive organisms (such as Staphylococcus) will evolve gas bubbles in the presence of H2O2.

Useful in the presumptive identification and differentiation of many bacteria. Beta-hemolytic organisms, such as Streptococcus species (catalase-negative), Staphylococcus species (catalase-positive), and Listeria species (catalase-positive) can be differentiated by their catalase reaction.

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