Microbiology & Cell Culture Supplies for Clinical and Research Labs

Microbiology and cell culture supplies for clinical, reference and research laboratories - prepared and dehydrated culture media, cell culture ware, susceptibility and identification discs, serotyping antisera and reagents, anaerobic and CO2 culture systems, and inoculating loops and tools from BD BBL and Difco, Thermo Fisher Remel and Oxoid, Hardy Diagnostics, Corning and Greiner. Grouped into six subcategories covering growth, identification, susceptibility testing, atmosphere control and inoculation. Many products carry defined shelf lives and cold-chain handling. Wholesale case pricing and standing order programs for laboratory procurement, materials management and licensed distributors.

BD # 442020 BACTEC, PEDS PLUS F/MEDIUM (50/PK) Special Order/Non-Stock $ 649.00	BD # 442022 Bactec Plus Anaerobic/F Medium 50/Pk Special Order/Non-Stock $ 675.92	BD # 271056 Sub/Venting Units for Culture Bottles, Sterile, 100/pk Ships within 24 Hours $ 254.34	BD # 271031 Lid Outer For Gaspak 150 Ships within 24 Hours $ 524.65
BD # 270124 Lid Inner For Gaspak 150, with Large O ring gasket Ships within 2-4 Days $ 574.61	BD # 262710 DIFCO Middlebrook 7H10 Agar, 500g Bottle Ships within 24 Hours $ 293.65	BD # 229730 DIFCO Staphylococcus Medium 110, 500g Bottle Ships within 24 Hours $ 189.39	Akro-Mills # 2911 Petri Dish Biplate 100mm 500/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 234.25
Azer Scientific # ES3501 PETRI DISH MONO PLATE Ships within 24 Hours $ 149.90	Azer Scientific # ES3366 INFRARED MICROSTERILIZER, 1 EACH, EACH Ships within 2-4 Days $ 583.48	Boekel Industries # 1370S PETRI DISH HOLDER METAL Ships within 24 Hours $ 52.03	Bioseal # 17651/100 DISH, PETRI, 100MM X 15MM, 100/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 313.51
Bioseal # 17240/48 DISH, PETRI 100MM X 15MM, 48 EA/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 146.66	Bio Plas # 7050 HANDLE, ASTRAL, BLACK, EACH Ships within 24 Hours $ 37.52	Bio Plas # 7020 NEEDLE, STREAKING, ASTRAL, STERILE, 10/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 316.27	Bio Plas # 7010 LOOP, INOCULATION ASTRAL, 1UL, BLU, STERILE, 10/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 316.27
Bio Plas # 7000 LOOP, INOCULATION ASTRAL, 1UL, YLW, STERILE, 10/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 316.27	Bio Plas # 6406S SPREADER, BACTI CELL, WIDE, 60MM, YLW, STERIL, 25/PK Ships within 24 Hours $ 96.86	Bio Plas # 6405 SPREADER, BACTI CELL, WIDE, 60MM, YELLOW, 25/PK Ships within 24 Hours $ 67.02	Bio Plas # 6401S SPREADER, BACTI CELL, WIDE, 30MM, BLUE, STERL, 25/PK Ships within 24 Hours $ 96.86
Bio Plas # 6400 SPREADER, BACTI CELL, WIDE, 30MM, BLUE, 25/PK Ships within 24 Hours $ 67.02	Bio Plas # 5090-1 RACK, CLONE-PIK, 96 PIKS / RACK, STERILE, 10/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 316.27	Benchmark Scientific # BT4000-E SHAKER CO2 W/REMOTE CNTRL , 230V, EACH Special Order/Non-Stock $ 4,709.59	Benchmark Scientific # BT4000 SHAKER CO2 W/REMOTE CNTRL, 115V, EACH Special Order/Non-Stock $ 4,709.59
Benchmark Scientific # B1000-01 LOOP HOLDER ATTACHMENT, EACH Ships within 24 Hours $ 105.55	Beckman Coulter # B1018-502 autoSCAN-4 System Special Order/Non-Stock $ 54,536.99	BD # B97801X NUTRIENT AGAR Ships within 24 Hours $ 199.09	BD # 90002-296 Oxytetracycline 30ug 10/PK Ships within 24 Hours $ 295.41
BD # 442024 Bactec Soybean-Casein Broth 7mL 50/Pk Ships within 24 Hours $ 500.64	BD # 442021 BD Bactec Lytic/10 Anaerobic/F Bottle 50/Pk Ships within 24 Hours $ 506.39	BD # 299486 MT TODD HEWITT BROTH W/ Ships within 24 Hours $ 335.78	BD # 299416 BBL Medium Septum Screw Cap 100mL Trypticase Soy Broth 10/Pk Ships within 24 Hours $ 329.51
BD # 299107 BBL Medium Culture 100mL Trypticase Soy Broth 10/Bx Ships within 24 Hours $ 288.96	BD # 298519 MACCONKEY II/SORBITOL Ships within 24 Hours $ 268.54	BD # 298330 MT Rapid Urea Broth Bx Ships within 24 Hours $ 223.78	BD # 298323 TRICHOSEL BROTH MODIFIED Ships within 24 Hours $ 201.40
BD # 297879 BYCE SELECTIVE AGAR Ships within 24 Hours $ 104.64	BD # 297808 Trypticase Soy Broth with 20% Glycerol, 1.5 ml, K Tube (for Stock Culture Preservation), 100/pk Ships within 24 Hours $ 188.01	BD # 297716 MP BRUCELLA W/5% SHEEP BL Ships within 24 Hours $ 402.93	BD # 297691 Sabouraud Brain Heart Inf Slant 100/Ca Ships within 24 Hours $ 498.71
BD # 297649 BBL Medium Cult Size A Slant Tubes Sabouraud Dxtr CC Agar 10/Bx Ships within 24 Hours $ 77.93	BD # 297307 CHOPPED MEAT CARB BROTH Ships within 24 Hours $ 179.03	BD # 297252 SABOURAUD BHI AGAR W/CHL Ships within 24 Hours $ 66.79	BD # 296286 TUBE INHIB AGAR SLANT Ships within 24 Hours $ 479.53
BD # 296164 Medium General Purpose 2mL Muellar Hinton Broth 100/Pk Discontinued $ 447.56	BD # 290002 Hycheck f/Disinfection Control 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 88.52	BD # 288210 Difco Medium Culture Dehydrated 500g Lactobacilli MRS Agar Ea Ships within 24 Hours $ 253.23	BD # 285340 Culture Media BD Difco™ Hektoen Enteric Agar Dehydrated, Each Ships within 24 Hours $ 454.26
BD # 279510 DIFCO LEPTOSPIRA ENRCHMNT Special Order/Non-Stock $ 1,549.66	BD # 274720 DEXTROSE AGAR EMMONS Ships within 24 Hours $ 257.13

Microbiology and Cell Culture Supplies for Laboratories

Microbiology and cell culture supplies cover the media, consumables, reagents and culture tools used to grow, identify and test microorganisms and to maintain cell cultures. MAP Medical stocks prepared and dehydrated culture media, cell culture ware, susceptibility and identification discs, antisera and reagents, anaerobic and CO2 culture systems, and inoculating loops and culture tools from the manufacturers used across clinical, reference and research microbiology laboratories. This category groups the full range so materials management can consolidate microbiology purchasing under a single distributor at wholesale case pricing.

Microbiology and Cell Culture Subcategories Stocked

Culture Media - Prepared plated and tubed media, bottled broths and dehydrated media powders for growth, isolation and differentiation of microorganisms.
Cell Culture Ware - Flasks, multiwell plates, Petri and culture dishes in treated and untreated surfaces for mammalian and microbial cell culture.
Susceptibility & Identification Discs - Antibiotic susceptibility discs for disk-diffusion testing and biochemical identification discs.
Microbiology Antisera & Reagents - Serotyping antisera and biochemical and staining reagents used to identify and confirm isolates.
Anaerobic & CO2 Culture Systems - Jars, pouches and gas-generating sachets that create anaerobic, microaerophilic and CO2-enriched atmospheres.
Inoculating Loops & Culture Tools - Disposable and reusable loops and needles, spreaders and related tools for inoculation and subculture.

Microbiology Supply Groups by Function

Supply Group	Function	Common Formats	Representative Brands
Culture media	Grow and differentiate organisms	Plates, tubes, bottles, powders	BD BBL and Difco, Remel, Hardy Diagnostics
Cell culture ware	Grow and maintain cell cultures	Flasks, plates, dishes	Corning, Falcon, Greiner Bio-One
Susceptibility / ID discs	Test sensitivity and identify isolates	Cartridge dispensers, vials	BD Sensi-Disc, Oxoid, Hardy
Antisera and reagents	Serotype and confirm isolates	Vials, dropper bottles	BD, Remel, Hardy
Anaerobic / CO2 systems	Create controlled atmospheres	Jars, pouches, sachets	BD GasPak, Oxoid AnaeroGen
Inoculating tools	Transfer and streak specimens	Loops, needles, spreaders	Brand-agnostic and branded

Microbiology media and consumables are recurring, high-turnover lines with defined shelf lives and cold-chain requirements on many products, purchased on standing schedules to keep plated media and reagents current. Because prepared media expire and are consumed daily, laboratories consolidate microbiology purchasing with a single distributor to control cost and avoid inventory gaps. MAP Medical supports case-quantity purchasing and standing orders across the full microbiology and cell culture range. Order at the best Wholesale Prices with MAP Medical.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between prepared and dehydrated culture media?

Prepared media are ready to use, supplied as poured plates, filled tubes or bottled broths that require no in-lab preparation. Dehydrated media are powders that the laboratory rehydrates, sterilizes and pours in-house, which lowers per-unit cost at higher preparation volumes. Both are stocked in the culture media subcategory, and the choice follows the lab's volume and whether it operates a media preparation area.

What is the difference between susceptibility and identification discs?

Susceptibility discs are impregnated with antibiotics and used in disk-diffusion testing to measure how sensitive an isolate is to a drug. Identification discs are impregnated with biochemical reagents such as optochin, bacitracin or ONPG and are used to help identify an organism by its reaction. Both are stocked in the susceptibility and identification discs subcategory, packaged in cartridge dispensers or vials.

Which products create anaerobic or CO2 atmospheres?

Anaerobic and CO2 culture systems create controlled incubation atmospheres. Jars and pouches combined with gas-generating sachets remove oxygen for anaerobes, produce a microaerophilic atmosphere for organisms such as Campylobacter, or enrich CO2 for capnophilic organisms. These products are stocked in the anaerobic and CO2 culture systems subcategory, matched to the container and organism group being cultured.

Can laboratories order microbiology supplies in bulk?

Yes. Culture media, cell culture ware, discs, antisera, atmosphere systems and inoculating tools are stocked in case quantities for hospital laboratories, reference and independent labs, research and clinical microbiology labs, and licensed distributors. Standing order programs keep short-dated prepared media and reagents current on a schedule. Contact our procurement team for tiered case pricing and standing order setup.

What microbiology products should be included in a laboratory formulary?

A microbiology formulary typically includes the routine plated and tubed media for the organisms worked up, cell culture ware where cell culture is performed, susceptibility and identification discs matched to the test menu, serotyping antisera and confirmatory reagents, an anaerobic or CO2 system for the atmospheres required, and disposable inoculating loops and tools. Composition follows the laboratory's specimen mix and workflow. MAP Medical builds consolidated microbiology packages matched to lab type and volume - contact our team for an assessment.