Thermo Scientific™ Yeast Extract Agar (Dehydrated)

Description

• Carry out plate counts of microorganisms in water with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Yeast Extract Agar (Dehydrated)
• Yeast Extract Agar is made to the formula described by Windle Taylor 1 for the plate count of microorganisms in water and is tested in accordance with ISO 1133:2014 2
• It is a rich, nutritious medium for the recovery of a wide range of bacteria, yeast, and molds
• The usual method of counting heterotrophic bacteria in water is by the poured plate method with Yeast Extract Agar
• Separate counts are made of those aerobic mesophilic organisms which form visible colonies in this medium after 24 hours incubation at 37°C and those which form colonies after three days incubation at 22°C
• The two methods give different results 2
• The organisms growing under these conditions comprise bacteria, yeasts, and molds
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.