Thermo Scientific™ Cornmeal Agar with Polysorbate 80 with or without Trypan Blue

Description

• Cultivate fungi and stimulate chlamydospore production by Candida albicans with Thermo Scientific™ Remel Cornmeal Agar with Polysorbate 80 general purpose medium, with or without Trypan Blue
• Polack and Benham demonstrated the use of cornmeal agar for studying differential mycelial characteristics of Candida species 1,2
• Adding polysorbate 80 to cornmeal agar stimulates chlamydospore formation by Candida albicans 3-4
• Cornmeal Agar with Polysorbate 80 with or without trypan blue is a solid medium recommended for use in qualitative procedures as a general-purpose media for cultivating fungi and stimulating chlamydospore production by Candida albicans
• General-purpose media : cultivate fungi and stimulate chlamydospore formation by Candida albicans
• Easy-to-read : Trypan blue provides a contrasting background for the optimal visualization of chlamydospores
• Ready-to-use : the convenience of prepared media
• Cornmeal agar consists of an infusion of cornmeal and agar, which provides the essential nutrients needed to support the growth of fungi and the production of chlamydospores by Candida albicans
• The agar is a solidifying agent
• Polysorbate 80 reduces surface tension and enhances the development of chlamydospores
• Trypan blue is an optimal additive that provides a contrasting background, thereby permitting optimal visualization of chlamydospores
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