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A comparison of media used in vitro to isolate non-sporing Gram-negative anaerobes from blood
  1. W. R. Forgan-Smith,
  2. J. H. Darrell
  1. Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London

    Abstract

    Five anaerobic media were compared in a model blood culture system for their ability to recover small inocula of Gram-negative non-sporing anaerobes. Dehydrated cooked meat medium was the least effective; USP thioglycollate medium was the most effective isolation medium and is recommended for routine use. Freshly prepared cooked meat medium has the advantage of allowing prolonged survival of strains.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.27.4.280

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