B451 

CANDIDA MEDIUM

Formula

Ingredients 

gms/lit.

Mycological peptone 

Dextrose 

Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate 

Sodium sulphite 

Bismuth sulphite indicator 

2.50

5.00

5.00

5.00

3.00

Final pH (at 25°C) : 7.6 + 0.2.

Directions 

Suspend 35.5 gms. in 1000 ml. distilled water. Boil to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Cool to 50-52°C and aseptically add 0.3 units of Penicillin and 25µg Streptomycin per ml of sterile medium. Mix well and pour into sterile petri plates

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