KM0003 Sabouraud Dextrose Agar powder is a general-purpose, non-selective medium which is used for the isolation of yeasts and moulds from clinical, food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic samples.
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar is a modification of a medium originally described by Sabouraud. The fungi maintain their typical cultural appearance and thus may be readily identified according to the standard macroscopic characters described by Sabouraud. The formulation conforms to European, United States and Japanese Pharmacopeia requirements. This medium complies with ISO 11133:2014, where it is described as the main reference medium to carry out quantitative testing on culture media intended for fungi.
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar is recommended by the UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations for various purposes, including as a standard, supplementary or optional medium.
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LS0050 Chloramphenicol Selective Supplement
Mycological agar is a selective medium for the isolation of pathogenic fungi, particularly dermatophytes, from clinical specimens. Enzymatic digest of soybean meal provides the required carbon, nitrogen and vitamins. Glucose is an energy source for the metabolism of fungi. The addition of chloramphenicol further reduces the risk of bacterial contamination when processing material that may be heavily contaminated with coliforms. Cycloheximide should also be added (0.4g/L) to suppress the growth of commensal yeasts and saprophytic fungi.
