Thermo Scientific™ Sabouraud Dextrose Broth, 2%

Description

• Cultivates pathogenic yeast and fungi from clinical specimens with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Sabouraud Dextrose Broth 2%
• Sabouraud Dextrose Agar 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
• Sabouraud Dextrose Broth 2% is a modification of the original formulation, without agar
• Cultivate pathogenic yeast and fungi from clinical specimens with Sabouraud Dextrose Broth 2%
• 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
• Useful as an aid in the identification of yeasts 3
• This medium contains casein and meat peptones nitrogenous compounds and amino acids necessary for the growth of yeasts and fungi
• Dextrose is an energy source which serves to support the growth of fungi
• The low pH of the medium is favorable to the growth of fungi, especially dermatophytes, while also inhibiting contaminating bacteria in clinical specimens
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