B364 

YEAST MORPHOLOGY AGAR

Formula

Ingredients 

gms/lit.

Ammonium sulphate

Aspargine

Dextrose

L-histidine hydrochloride

DL-methionine

DL-tryptophan

Biotin

Calcium pantothenate

Folic acid

Inositol

Niacin

p-Amino benzoic acid (PABA)

Pyridoxine hydrochloride

Riboflavin (vitamin B2)

Thiamine hydrochloride

Boric acid

Copper sulphate

Potassium iodide

Ferric chloride

Manganese sulphate

Sodium molybdate

Zinc sulphate

Monopotassium phosphate

Magnesium sulphate

Sodium chloride

Calcium chloride

Agar

3.50

1.50

10.00

0.01

0.02

0.02

0.000002

0.0004

0.000002

0.002

0.0004

0.0002

0.0004

0.0002

0.0004

0.0005

0.00004

0.0001

0.0002

0.0004

0.0002

0.0004

1.00

0.50

0.10

0.10

18.00

Final pH (at 25°C) : 5.6 + 0.2

Directions 

Suspend 35 gms. in 1000ml. distilled water. Boil to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Pour into sterile petri plates to a depth of 1.5 mm. Allow the media surface to dry for one or two days at room temperature. Use light inoculum and make a single streak and two point inoculations near the other sides of the plate.

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