Thermo Scientific™ Yeast and Mold Agar (Dehydrated)

Description

• Isolate yeasts and molds with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Yeast and Mold Agar (Dehydrated)
• The medium is based on the formulation described by Wickerham 1,2 and is formulated specifically for suitability within the brewing industry, for detection of both Saccharomyces and non-saccharomyces wild yeasts in the presence of culture yeasts
• The medium utilizes the different sensitivities of wild yeast vs
• culture ale or lager yeast to the inhibitory action of copper
• This enables wild yeasts to grow on the medium while suppressing the growth of culture yeast
• The medium is highly nutritious for the growth of yeasts and molds
• Peptones and yeast extracts provide nitrogenous compounds and vitamin B complex
• Dextrose acts as the energy source
• Yeast and Mold Agar is optimized to for addition of copper usually within the range 50-300 mg/L depending on the sensitivity of the culture yeast to copper, as recommended by the Institute of Brewing Methods of analysis 3
• The complete medium is recommended for examination for the microbiological quality of beers in process, pitching yeasts and packaged beers
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.