Appearance (Colour)
Light cream
Appearance (Form)
Free flowing, homogeneous powder
Solubility
39.1 gm/lit
Solubility before autoclaving (Clarity)
Very slightly opalescent
Gel strength (1.5% gel)
Firm, comparable with 1.5% agar 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 30 ± 2°C for 18-48 hours or upto 7 days
Organism
Candida albicans ATCC 10231
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Aspergillus niger ATCC 16404
Inoculum
Growth : Good
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 9763
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Organism
Trichophyton rubrum ATCC 28191
Inoculum (cfu) 10-100
Growth : Good
Applications
Recommended as a general purpose medium for cultivation and isolation of yeasts and molds from foods, dairy and cosmetics.
Composition
Ingredients
gm/lt.
Potatoes infusion from
200.00
Dextrose
20.00
Agar
15.00
Chloramphenicol
0.1
Directions
1. Add 39.1 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.
