Himedia Nutrient Agar No.2

Nutrient Agar No.2 can be used as a general purpose culture medium. It is recommended by BIS committee under the specifications IS:5887(Part I,II and V)-1976. It is used for the examination of water and dairy products as per APHA . It is used in microbiological analysis of water by Czech Standards. It can also be used for cultivating several less fastidious microorganisms. Meat extract and peptic digest of animal tissue provide the necessary nitrogen compound, carbon, vitamins and also some trace ingredients to nonfastidious organism like Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus . Sodium chloride maintains osmotic equilibrium of the medium.