Appearance (Colour)
Light beige
Appearance (Form)
Free flowing, homogeneous powder
Solubility
65.00 gm/liter
Solubility before autoclaving (Clarity)
Very slightly opalescent
Gel strength (1.5% gel)
Firm, comparable with 1.5% gel
pH (25°C)
5.6 + 0.2
Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Clarity)
Very slightly opalescent
Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Colour)
Light amber
Cultural Response
Inoculate and incubate at 25-30°C for 18 -24 hours or upto 7 days
Organism
Candida albicans ATCC 10231
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Recovery Rate : >=70.0%
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 9763
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Recovery Rate : >=70.0%
Organism
Aspergillus niger ATCC 16404
Inoculum
Growth : Good
Recovery Rate : >=70.0%
Organism
Lactobacillus casei ATCC 334
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Recovery Rate : >=70.0%
Applications
Used for the cultivation of dermatophytes, yeasts and filamentous fungi.
Composition
Ingredients
gm/lt.
Veg. Peptone
10.00
Dextrose
40.00
Agar
15.00
Directions
1. Add 65.00 gm powder to distilled/purified water.
2. Bring volume to 1.0 litre and mix thoroughly.
3. Gently heat and bring to boiling.
4. Autoclave at 15 psi pressure at 121°C for 15 minutes.
