Mueller Hinton Agar | Himedia M173-500G

Mueller Hinton Agar | Himedia M173-500G Kemasan : 500 gram Mueller Hinton Agar is used for determination of susceptibility of microorganisms to antimicrobial agents. The Mueller Hinton formulation was originally developed as a simple, transparent agar medium for the cultivation of pathogenic Neisseria species (1). Other media were subsequently developed that replaced the use of Mueller Hinton Agar for the cultivation of pathogenic Neisseria species, but it became widely used in the determination of sulfonamide resistance of gonococci and other organisms. Mueller Hinton Agar is now used as a test medium for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (2). Mueller Hinton Agar is recommended for the diffusion of antimicrobial agents impregnated on paper disc through an agar gel as described in CLSI Approved Standard (3). Mueller Hinton Agar has been selected by the CLSI for several reasons: i. It demonstrates good batch-to-batch reproducibility for susceptible testing. ii. It is low in sulfonamide, trimethoprim and tetracycline inhibitors. iii. It supports the growth of most non-fastidious bacterial pathogens and iv. Many data and much experience regarding its performance have been recorded (9).