Trypticase (Tryptic) soy agar is a bacterial growth medium. TSA is a general purpose medium , providing enough nutrients to allow for a wide variety of microorganisms to grow. It is used for a wide range of applications including; culture storage, enumeration (counting), isolation of pure cultures or simply general culture. The medium contains enzymatic digests of casein and soybean meal which provides amino acids and other nitrogenous substances making it a nutritious medium for a variety of organisms. The media contains: 37% Tryptone - 12.5% Soytone (Peptone S)- Papaic digest of soybean meal 12.5% Sodium Chloride 37.5% Agar Got a Question? Send us a Note, our Staff Chemist would be happy to help! Can't find the exact agar growth media or quanitity you are looking for? Let us know, perhaps we can provide it for you!