Hardy Diagnostics Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract (BCYE) Agar formulations are recommended for use in the cultivation and primary isolation of Legionella spp. in water and other samples suspected of harboring the bacteria. BCYE without Cysteine is for use in conjunction with BCYE Agar containing L-Cysteine for identification of Legionella spp. from clinical and environmental sources.
Cat. no. P251 is not intended to be used for the diagnosis of human disease.