Culture Media
SSI Diagnostica produce a broad variety of culturing media, from solid agar plates to liquids in tubes.
A huge portfolio of experience
SSI Diagnostica holds many years of experience within production of culture media. Our production facilities are modern with high capacity and ISO 13485 certified.
We produce a broad variety of culturing media, from solid agar plates to liquids in tubes. The products are all of high quality and made with care and precision. And based on our more than 100 years of experience we are able to support your laboratory needs and questions.
Of raw material most comes from our own farm, where we have stables of horses, cows, pigs and sheep just to mention some.
At our animal farm we have a high standard within animal welfare. The animals are living the good farm life with a lot of good food, fresh air and care. Choosing our blood products is also choosing animal welfare and long happy lives.
Agar plates
- 5% blood agar
- Bi-plates
- Flexicult
Liquids
- Müller Hinton
- Bouillon
- Staining reagens
Blood products
- Defibrinated blood
- Serum
- Blood with citrate
Frequently asked questions and Answers
It is recommended to place the agar-plates bottom up in the fridge.
One day prior to use, remove the foil and place the agar-plates in room temperature in order to avoid condensation. If there are condensation, tap the plate carefully to shake out the drops.
It is recommended that the agar plates are unwrapped from the foil and left for 24 hours at room temp. Hereby condensation evaporates the water and the plates are ready for use.
External Manufacturers
EO Laboratories
EO labs produces substrates, dehydrated media, supplements and animal blood products.
HiMedia
HiMedia produces a broad portfolio of culture media and are specialists within dehydrated media.
HyServe
Hyserve offers a broad portfolio of microbiologic product both within ready-made media and for hygiene testing.
Liofilchem
Liofilchem produces bacteriologic products for both the industrial and clinical segment and are selling in more than 130 countries.
Microbiologics Inc
Microbiologics produces bacterial strings for QC.
Technical Service Consultants
Technical Service Consultants offers a variety of microbiologic products for both clinical and industrial use.
Tritium
Tritium Microbiologie makes high quality microbiology products for both the clinical, industrial and veterinarian markets.
Xebios
Xebios manufactures high-quality ready to use culture media for microbiological diagnostics.
Download Certificate of Analysis
SSI Diagnostica handles both self-produced culture media and media from external suppliers. Please find the certificates of analysis and other product documentation here.
Simpler for the better
If you work within the field of microbiology, you might be familiar with Occam’s Razor. At SSI Diagnostica, we champion a slightly adapted version of this principle:
The simplest solution is usually the best one.
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