HiCrome Candida Differential Agar Base, Modified is supplied by the company, HIMEDIA.

This is a HiCrome Candida Differential Agar Base, Modifiedideally used for the rapid isolation and identification of Candida species in mixed cultures from clinical and non-clinical specimens.

Product specifications:

• Catalog number:M1456A-100G
• Brand: HIMEDIA
• Quantity/unit: Pack of 100g

Product composition:gm/L

• Peptone :5.000
• Malt extract: 3.000
• Yeast extract: 3.000
• Glucose :10.000
• Chloramphenicol :0.050
• Chromogenic mixture: 3.000
• Agar: 18.000
• Final pH ( at 25C): 7.20.2

Product features:

• Appearance: Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder
• Gelling :Firm, comparable with 1.8% Agar gel
• Colour and Clarity of prepared medium: Light amber coloured, clear to slightly opalescent gel forms in Petri plates
• Reaction: Reaction of 4.20% w/v aqueous solution at 25C. pH : 7.20.2
• pH :7.00-7.40
• Cultural Response :Cultural characteristics observed with added HiCrome Candida Selective Supplement (FD192), after an incubation at 30-35 C for 40-48 hours.