BBL™ CHROMagar™ Staph aureus is a selective medium for the isolation, enumeration and identification of Staphylococcus aureus.

• Peptones supply essential nutrients
• Additional selective agents inhibits gram-negative bacteria, yeast, and some gram-positive cocci
• Chromogen mix consists of artificial substrates which release color when hydrolyzed

BBL™ CHROMagar™ Staph aureus is intended for the isolation, enumeration, and identification of S. aureus based on the formation of mauve-colored colonies. The addition of chromogenic substrates to the medium facilitates the differentiation of S. aureus from other organisms.