Examples of solid media include: blood agar, McConkey Agar, chocolate agar, and nutrient agar. 

• Blood agarand nutrient agar are both used to cultivate wide ranges of bacteria. 
• McConkey agaris a selective medium used to differentiate between lactose-fermenting and non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria. 
• Chocolate agaris typically used for the isolation and identification of fastidious bacteria, especially those that require additional nutrients present in the lysed blood.