Appearance (Colour)
Light biege
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 22 - 25°C for 18-48 hours or upto 7 days with following organisms:
Organism
Candida albicans ATCC 10231
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Aspergillus niger ATCC 16404
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 9763
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Applications
Used for the cultivation of dermatophytes, yeasts & filamentous fungi.
Composition
Ingredients
gm/lt.
Dextrose
40.00
Agar
15.00
Neopeptone
10.00
Directions
1. Add 65.00 gm powder to 1.0 liter distilled/purified water and mix thoroughly.
2. Gently heat and bring to boiling.
3. Autoclave at 15 psi pressure at 121°C for 15 minutes.
