Thermo Scientific™ Yeast Malt Extract Agar

Description

• Cultivate and enumerate yeasts and molds using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Yeast Malt Extract Agar
• Malt media for yeasts and molds have been used for many years
• In 1919, Reddish described the use of malt extract as a substitute for beer wort in a culture medium 1
• Fuller and Grimes used a malt agar for studying the growth of yeasts on synthetic media 2
• Yeast Malt Extract Agar is prepared according to the formulation of Wickerham 3,4
• Both fresh and processed food products are subject to fungal spoilage that can affect even heat-processed foods
• Certain foodborne molds and yeasts may also elicit allergic reactions or may cause infections
• Yeast Malt Extract Agar medium contains peptone as a source of carbon, nitrogen, and amino acids
• Malt extract supplies nutrients necessary for growth of fungi
• Dextrose is a carbon source and yeast extract supplies B-complex vitamins to stimulate the growth of yeasts and molds
• It is a ready-to-use, solid medium supplied as a slant in 20mm x 113mm Tubes
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• Remel™ and Oxoid™ products are now part of the Thermo Scientific brand.