Culture Flashcards
General purpose media
Sabouraud’s Dextrose Agar
pH of Sabouraud’s Dextrose Agar
5-6 pH
Screening media for dermatophyte
Dermatophyte Test Medium
DTM indicator
Phenol Red
SDA + Chloramphenicol + Cycloheximide
Mycosel or Mycobiotic Agar
Recovery of dermatophyte
Mycosel or Mycobiotic Agar
Chlamydospore formation
Candida albicans
Cornmeal Agar
Aspergillus
Czapek’s Medium
C. neoformans
Niger Seed Agar
Bird Seed Agar
Staib’s Medium
C. neoformans (Niger Seed Agar) pigment
Brown due to phenol oxidase
T. rubrum media
Potato Dextrose Agar
T. rubrum pigment
Red
differentiate Microsporum spp.
Rice Medium
Result of M. audouinii in rice medium
Negative
Result of M. audouinii in rice medium
negative
Result of M. canis in rice medium
Positive
differentiates T. rubrum (-) and T. mentagrophytes
Urea Agar
detects yeast spp.
Brain Heart Infusion
for Nocardia
Casein Medium
For Malassezia furfur
Malt Extract Agar
saprophobic and pathogenic fungi
Potato Flake Agar