This medium is characterized by its high concentration of Yeast Extract, which provides an abundant supply of B-complex vitamins, amino acids, and growth factors essential for the development of fungal structures and spores. Glucose is included as the primary fermentable carbohydrate, serving as a rapid energy source for mycelial growth. Peptone Mixture provides additional nitrogenous compounds and minerals. The formulation is designed to be highly nutritious to support the growth of even more demanding fungal strains. While it is non-selective by itself, the pH is maintained at a level that supports optimal fungal proliferation, and it can be easily supplemented with antibiotics if the inhibition of bacterial background flora is required.
Advantages
- Optimized Growth Factors: The rich Yeast Extract base ensures rapid development and robust colony morphology for molds and yeasts.
- Versatile Application: Suitable for a wide range of fungi, from common environmental molds to yeasts used in industrial processes.
- High Spore Recovery: Provides the necessary nutrients for effective sporulation, which is critical for the morphological identification of molds.
- Maintenance of Cultures: Excellent for the preservation and subculturing of fungal stock cultures due to its stable nutritional profile.
- Easy to Customize: Can be used as a basal medium to which selective agents (like chloramphenicol) can be added to suppress bacterial growth.
Technical specifications
| Catalogue number |
1312 |
| Brand |
Condalab |
| Application |
Cultivation and maintenance of molds and yeasts |
| Typical Composition (g/L) |
Yeast Extract (10.0); Glucose (10.0); Peptone Mixture (5.0); Bacteriological Agar (15.0) |
| Final pH (at 25 °C) |
6.6 ± 0.2 |
| Preparation |
40.0 g/L |
| Storage Temperature |
2 – 25 °C |
Available packaging options
| 1312 |
500 g plastic bottle |
