Key Features & Benefits:
- Optimized Formulation: Enriched with potato powder, dextrose, and a Thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplement to enhance fungal recovery and growth.
- Versatile Use: Suitable for cultivating yeasts, molds, and other fungal species.
- Standardized Composition: Consistent quality ensures reproducible results in your lab.
- Easy Preparation: Simple mix-and-autoclave protocol saves valuable time.
Product Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Catalog Number | (User to input SKU) |
| Product Type | Dehydrated Culture Media |
| Quantity | 250g (Prepares approximately 5.0 Liters of medium) |
| Application | For fungal culture |
| Storage | Room temperature (Stable for 3 years) |
| Appearance | White, opaque suspension due to natural potato content |
Composition (per liter)
- Potato Powder: 5.0g
- Dextrose (Glucose): 20.0g
- Monopotassium phosphate (KH₂PO₄): 3.0g
- Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO₄): 1.5g
- Thiamine•HCl (Vitamin B1): 0.1g
- Agar: 20.0g
Final pH: 6.0 ± 0.2 at 25°C
Instructions for Preparation
- Suspend 49.6g of the powder in 1 liter of distilled or deionized water.
- Heat and boil to dissolve the medium completely.
- Dispense into final containers.
- Sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes or 115°C for 30 minutes.
- After sterilization, gently swirl the vessel to prevent agar sedimentation before the medium solidifies.
- Cool and prepare slants, plates, or broths as required.