Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321994936
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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The media that are used to culture fungi contain sugars.

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The media that are used commonly for the fungal culture are Sabouraud agar dextrose, malt extract and less commonly known infusion extract. Chloramphenicol is used to avoid any type of contamination by bacteria but prevents the growth of Actinomyces.

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