Maintain flexibility and control with dehydrated culture media

For food testing laboratories managing changing sample types, test volumes, and method requirements, dehydrated culture media (DCM) provides a flexible, proven way to prepare the media you need, when you need it.

Thermo Scientific dehydrated culture media helps laboratories prepare high-quality media for microbiological testing workflows, with a broad range of formulations, formats, and pack sizes to support routine testing and specialist applications. All dehydrated media are tested for quality and performance before, during, and after manufacturing, helping give laboratories confidence in the consistency of their finished media.

 

Choose from a broad portfolio of trusted formulations

Access one of the largest collections of dehydrated culture media, including base media, selective formulations, supplements, and specialist blends for food and environmental testing workflows.

 

Prepare media around your workflow needs

Select the formulation, format, and size that best fits your laboratory’s workload, from small-batch preparation to larger production volumes.

 

Support consistent results through quality-controlled manufacturing

Rely on media that is tested throughout the manufacturing process to help support performance and reproducibility in your laboratory’s prepared media.


DCM formats

Standard packs

Need choice across formulation, format, and pack size?

Choose from a broad range of dehydrated culture media standard packs designed to support routine and specialist microbiological testing. Select the exact formulation and size you need to match your method and workload requirements.

Convenience formats

Looking to reduce preparation steps while keeping DCM flexibility?

Simplify culture media preparation with dehydrated culture media convenience formats that can help reduce hands-on and processing time, freeing up resources for other laboratory activities.

Supplements

Need to enhance selectivity or growth performance?

Match your media requirements with a broad range of freeze-dried supplements designed to support selective growth, enhanced recovery, and workflow-specific media preparation.

Specialist food testing applications

Testing challenging food matrices? Support targeted food testing workflows with specialist dehydrated media solutions, including options for Salmonella recovery in challenging matrices such as cocoa and chocolate products. 

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