Oxoid™ Defibrinated Sheep Blood

Key Benefits and Product Features

• General-purpose enrichment: Suitable for preparing blood agar and other enriched culture media for routine microbiology.
• Supports microbial growth: Enhances the isolation and cultivation of pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms from clinical specimens.
• Hemolysis detection: Enables observation of hemolytic reactions, colony morphology, and hemolysis patterns for microbial identification.
• Compatible with blood agar media: Ideal for use with Columbia Blood Agar (CBA), CNA, and other blood agar formulations.
• Defibrinated: Mechanically processed to remove fibrin, preventing clot formation while maintaining blood quality.
• Aseptically collected: Manufactured under controlled conditions to ensure sterility and consistent performance.
• Clinical applications: Suitable for culturing microorganisms from cerebrospinal fluid, blood, sputum, pus, wound swabs, eye swabs, ear, nose and throat swabs, and fecal specimens.
• Storage: Store in the original packaging between 2°C and 8°C.