For culture, isolation and determination of susceptibility of anaerobic pathogens in human microbiology, crucial is the quality of bacteriological culture media for this type of testing. Since anaerobic bacteria are difficult to culture and anaerobic infections are potentially serious, careful attention must be paid to preparation, storing and use of these media. The article provides an overview of numerous solid and liquid culture media used in the diagnosis of anaerobic bacteria.

Department of Medical Examination Methods Faculty of Health Studies University of Ostrava Czech Republic