Examples of common transport media and their intended use:
Cary-Blair Medium:A semi-solid bacterial transport medium used for transporting fecal and rectal samples for recovery of enteric pathogens such as E. coli, Salmonella spp., and Vibrio cholerae
Amies Transport Medium: A liquid or semi-solid bacterial transport medium used for transporting swab specimens and recovery of aerobes and anaerobes
Amies Charcoal Transport Medium:A semi-solid bacterial transport medium used for the transport of swabs and recovery of anaerobes and Neisseria gonorrhea
Leibovitz Emory Transport Medium:A liquid viral transport medium used for transport and recovery of viruses
Alkaline Peptone Water:A liquid bacterial transport medium used for transport and recovery of V. cholera
Stuart Transport Medium:A semisolid bacterial transport medium used for transporting swabs and recovery of anaerobic, fastidious, and non-fastidious bacteria
Chlamydia Transport Medium:A liquid viral and bacterial transport medium used for transporting swabs for recovery of Herpes Simplex Virus and Chlamydia trachomatis
Mycoplasma Transport Broth:A liquid bacterial transport medium used for transporting body fluid or swabs for recovery of Mycoplasma, Gardenerella vaginalis, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Ureaplasma among others
Buffered Glycerol Medium:Liquid bacterial transport medium used to transport fecal and rectal samples for recovery of enteric pathogens such as E. coli, Salmonella spp., and Shigella spp. in fecal sample