Biolog Synthetic Media
Biolog Synthetic Media
Engineered for Excellence with DOE Principles
Biolog Synthetic Media™ (BSM) are meticulously crafted using Design of Experiment (DOE) principles, allowing for comprehensive sampling of diverse variables. This innovative approach delivers a turnkey solution for cultivating challenging anaerobic microbes.

Media formulations

Our BSM formulations are versatile. From low-complexity conditions that promote natural behavior and growth patterns to nutrient-rich options designed for organisms that require additional additives including: Casein, Peptone, yeast extract, Hemin, Vitamin K1, L-Cysteine HCL, Oxygen-Depleting Enzyme System, Sodium Thioglycolate, Polysorbate 80, Rumen fluid, BHI w/o dextrose.
Evaluate all these thoughtfully designed BSMs as well as commercial formulations quickly using the Anaerobic MediaMatcher™ plate. Making sure you maximize growth potential and provide optimal conditions for your anaerobic organisms.
Solution offerings
Name | Description |
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Biolog Synthetic Media 1-42 | 500 mL bottles of BSM 1-42, for streamlining downstream work |
Anaerobic MediaMatcher | A microplate with 47 different media formulations in duplicate for optimizing microbe cultivation |
Odin system | The all-in-one solution for cellular metabolic characterization, growth kinetics, and identification |
Microbial Detection using Chromogenic Media
Rainbow® Agars are a simple selective and chromogenic medium to help you conveniently detect strains of E. coli O157, Shigella and Aeromonas with results in less than 24 hours!


E. coli O157
Rainbow Agar O157 has both selective and chromogenic properties that make it particularly useful for isolating pathogenic E. coli strains. The medium contains chromogenic substrates that are specific for two E. coli-associated enzymes: ß-galactosidase (a blue-black chromogenic substrate) and ß-glucuronidase (a red chromogenic substrate).

Shigella spp.
Rainbow Agar Shigella/Aeromonas was developed to directly isolate these important causative agents of gastroenteritis. The medium is inhibitory to gram-postive bacteria and most non-enteric gram- negative bacteria, but is not toxic to the target species. Most other enteric species including Escherichia coli are significantly inhibited, and colonies that grow are blue. Strains of all four Shigella species (sonnei, flexneri, boydii and dysenteriae) as well assome Aeromonas species (hydrophila, jandaei and tructi) grow as large or medium-sized orange-red colonies.
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