Bacto Brain Heart Infusion is a general-purpose medium used to cultivate aerobic and anaerobic bacteria from a variety of clinical and nonclinical materials.

• Can be used in tests for the verification of fecal streptococci
• Listed by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) as a medium for use in the preparation of microdilution trays for antimicrobial susceptibility testing by the broth microdilution procedure

Bacto Brain Heart Infusion is used in the cultivation of fastidious and non-fastidious microorganisms, including bacteria (Streptococci, Pneumococci, and Meningococci), yeasts, and molds.