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Bacterial Growth Media
Culture of bacteria, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), requires specific formulations of growth media for use in cloning, plasmid DNA preparation, and protein expression. We offer a selection of bacterial growth media for your specific application.
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Invitrogen One Shot LB Agar Plates
Invitrogen One Shot LB Agar Plates offer ready-to-use bacterial growth media for easy plating to grow transformed E. coli cells to help streamline your cloning workflow. These pre-poured plates eliminate preparation steps, making them convenient for immediate use. A longer shelf life provides flexibility and reduces waste.
They are excellent for use with our wide range of cloning kits and competent cell strains for fast and reproducible results to support your downstream applications
| LB Broth and LB Agar | Most referenced bacterial media for growth and maintenance of recombinant E. coli strains |
| Terrific Broth | Nutritionally rich bacterial growth media for higher density growth and maintenance of recombinant E. coli strains |
| M9 Minimal | Commonly used bacterial media for cultivation and maintenance of E. coli strains |
| MagicMedia Medium | Customized bacterial media for growth of T7-regulated E. coli strains for auto induction of protein expression |
| Gibco Bacto CD Supreme Fermentation Production Medium (FPM) | Chemically defined dry powder medium designed specifically for fermentation applications to support high-cell-density cultures of E. coli strains |
| Other Media | Microbial media for outgrowth of transformed E. coli cells (S.O.C. Medium), solid microbial media (Invitrogen Select Agar™), and growth of hosts for replication of M13 vectors (2-YT Broth) |
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