Thermo Scientific™ Sabouraud Dextrose Broth, 2%

Description

Cultivates pathogenic yeast and fungi from clinical specimens with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Sabouraud Dextrose Broth 2%. Sabouraud Dextrose Agar is a modification of the original medium developed by Sabouraud in 1892¹. Emmons neutralized the pH, increasing it to 7.0, and reduced the concentration of dextrose from 40 to 20g/L². Sabouraud Dextrose Broth 2% is a modification of the original formulation, without agar.

Cultivate pathogenic yeast and fungi from clinical specimens with Sabouraud Dextrose Broth 2%.

• Ready-to-use – Convenience of a prepared media.
• Suitable for isolation of pathogenic fungi from a material containing a large number of other fungi or bacteria.
• Useful as an aid in the identification of yeasts³.

This medium contains casein and meat peptones nitrogenous compounds and amino acids necessary for the growth of yeasts and fungi. Dextrose is an energy source which serves to support the growth of fungi. The low pH of the medium is favorable to the growth of fungi, especially dermatophytes, while also inhibiting contaminating bacteria in clinical specimens.

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