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Mycology Media Q. What is the best media for fungal cultures?

April 26, 2017best cultures fungal media mycology

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Mycology Media Q. What is the best media for fungal cultures?

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A. Many experts are now recommending Inhibitory Mold Agar (Cat. no. W25), which is an excellent media for the primary set-up of fungal cultures. It is a highly enriched medium suitable for fungal pathogens. It contains chloramphenicol to inhibit bacterial contamination. BHI with or without blood may also be used as a non-inhibitory medium. Malt Extract Agar (Cat. no. W28) is another popular fungal media. V9 Agar and Potato Flake Agar are especially good to enhance the conidia and spore formation of molds.