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Microbial Media Formulations

Several petri dishes containing media of various colors.

ATCC uses thousands of different media in order to provide optimal conditions for growing microbial cultures. The formulations for these media are part of our catalog database, and customers can access any medium recommended for an ATCC microbial strain on the product detail page or through the main website search.

Product detail page

The microbial media formulation can be found on the product detail page in the "Handling information" tab of the "Detailed product information" section.

Main website search

The microbial media formulation can found using the main website search at the top right of any page. Just type in "ATCC Medium" following by the medium number to find the formulation you need (ex. ATCC Medium 18).