Thermo Scientific™ Potato Flake Agar

Description

• Isolate and identify fungi from clinical specimens using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Potato Flake Agar
• In 1982, Rinaldi reported that Potato Flake Agar promotes sporulation of molds, is easy to prepare and stable to store 1
• Riddell described the use of Potato Flake agar to stimulate sporulation using the slide culture technique 2
• Molds require microscopic evaluation of morphological structures for proper identification
• Potato Dextrose Agar enhances the production of characteristic morphological features such as conidia
• Ready to use - Convenience of prepared, solid media Flexibility - Available as: Agar slant - 20mm x 113mm tube (REF R08659) Deep Pour Monoplate (REF R01702) Pour Tube – 20mm x 150mm tube (REF R09658) Quality control testing meets or exceeds CLSI standards 4 This medium contains potato flakes that provide a nutritive base for luxuriant growth of fungi
• Dextrose provides energy
• The pH of the medium is adjusted to 5.6 to enhance the growth of fungi and inhibit bacteria
• These ingredients in the medium enable yeasts and molds to grow and produce morphological structures that are necessary for the identification of many pathogenic and opportunistic fungi 3
• The medium can be made selective by addition of antibiotics such as chloramphenicol, cycloheximide, ciprofloxacin, and vancomycin (optional ingredients - available separately)
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.