Product Name
Corn Meal Peptone Yeast Agar
Product Overview
Corn Meal Peptone Yeast Agar is recommended for the cultivation of fungi.
Form
Cream to yellow homogeneous coarse powder
Characteristic
Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 23 - 27 centigrade for upto 4 days . (For observing Chlamydospore formation:Using a straight wire, make a deep cut in the Corn Meal Agar plate with inoculum. Place a flamed sterile coverslip over the line of inoculum. After incubation, the streaks are examined microscopically,through the coverslip,using low and high power objectives, for chlamydospore formation.).
Reaction of 6.4% w/v aqueous solution at 25 centigrade. pH : 6.5±0.2.
Storage
Store below 30 centigrade in tightly closed container and the prepared medium at 2-8 centigrade.
Instructions
Suspend 64 grams in 1000 ml distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121 centigrade) for 15 minutes. Mix well and pour into sterile Petri plates.
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