Chocolate Agar

Chocolate agar is a modification of blood agar, produced by adding blood to hot agar. Thermal lysis releases some growth factors from the blood cells, such as hemin and NAD, so CHOC is suitable for culture-intensive bacteria such as Haemophilus and Neisseria. Unlike blood agar, it does not undergo hemolysis.



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