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Description
HiMedia™ M731 Corn Meal Peptone Yeast Agar is a 500 g powder used to prepare a nutritious gel by mixing with water and sterilising. It combines corn meal, peptone, yeast extract, dextrose, and agar—creating an ideal environment for fungi to thrive, including Candida. This medium supports clear microscopic observation of fungal structures, making it useful for both diagnostic and research labs.
Benefits:
- Encourages Fungal Growth – Enriched with peptone, yeast extract, dextrose, and corn meal, it supports prolific fungal development.
- Supports Chlamydospore Formation – Promotes the distinctive spore structures in Candida albicans used for reliable identification.
- Versatile and Multi-Purpose – Suitable for diagnosing, maintaining fungal stocks, and general mycology culture.
- Consistent Formula – Manufactured to pH 6.5 ± 0.2 with firm gelling properties for reproducible usage.
Applications
- Mycological Diagnostics – Used to culture clinical fungal specimens and confirm Candida via chlamydospore detection.
- Culture Maintenance – Ideal for preserving fungal stock cultures in research or industrial labs.
- Environmental & Food Testing – Applies to routine fungal detection in food, dairy, environmental samples, and hygiene monitoring.
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