TRYPTONE TELLURITE AGAR BASE

Tryptone Tellurite Agar was prepared according to the specifications of the Maryland State, Department of Health as a medium for isolation of members of the genus Corynebacterium, particularly in the laboratory diagnosis of diphtheria. Pathogenic organisms like Corynebacterium, Streptococci are often responsible for infections in throat. These organisms are also more or less responsible for infecting the nasal cavity. Isolation of these organisms is important during diagnosis of fatal infections.

for selective isolation of pathogens from clinical samples, especially from nose, throat and vagina

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Clinical Diagnostics

500 gm