Features

• Animal blood is obtained from a controlled herd that is kept free of antimicrobic drugs and disease
• This type of blood is treated to remove fibrin, which prevents clotting, making it suitable for use in culture media
• It provides essential nutrients, growth factors, and hemoglobin that many bacteria need for growth
• Often used in the preparation of blood agar plates, which are used for the isolation and identification of pathogenic bacteria, including hemolytic bacteria