POTATO DEXTROSE AGAR (as per USP/EP/JP/BP)

Potato Dextrose Agar is a simple general-purpose medium that is nutritionally rich, which encourages mold sporulation and pigment production. It is recommended by the American Public Health Association (APHA) for the enumeration and testing of foods and dairy products. This medium is suitable for the detection and enumeration of heat resistant moulds in thermally processed fruits and fruit products. Potato Dextrose Agar, prepared in accordance with the harmonized methodology of USP/EP/BP/JP is recommended for microbial limit tests in pharmaceutical testing. It is also used for stimulating sporulation, for maintaining stock cultures of certain dermatophytes and for differentiation of typical varieties of dermatophytes on the basis of pigment production.

for the cultivation of yeasts and moulds