Amies Transport Medium Swabs
- Amies medium is an improved transport medium, containing charcoal to prolong the viability of pathogenic organisms.
- It is a semisolid media recommended for use in qualitative procedures for the transport of clinical swab specimens to the laboratory.
- It is the modified Stuart’s Transport Medium produced by replacing glycerophosphate with an inorganic phosphate buffer and adding charcoal to the medium.
