Thermo Scientific™ Sabouraud Dextrose Agar, Emmons w/Gentamicin

Description

• Isolate and cultivate pathogenic yeast and molds from clinical specimens with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (Emmons) w/Gentamicin
• Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (Emmons) is a modification of the original medium developed by Sabouraud in 1892 1
• Emmons neutralized the pH, increasing it to 7.0, and reduced the concentration of dextrose from 40 to 20g/L 2
• Gentamicin is added to the medium to make it inhibitory to bacterial overgrowth while allowing isolation of pathogenic fungi 3
• Isolate and cultivate pathogenic yeast and molds from clinical specimens with Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (Emmons) w/Gentamicin
• Ready-to-use – Convenience of a prepared media
• Suitable for isolation of pathogenic fungi from a material containing a large number of other fungi or bacteria
• Selective – Gentamicin which is a broad-spectrum antibiotic inhibits the growth of a range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
• This medium contains casein and meat peptones, nitrogenous compounds and amino acids necessary for the growth of fungi
• Dextrose is an energy source which serves to support the growth of fungi
• Yeast extract may be added to the medium as a growth supplement to ensure the growth of fastidious fungi
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