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Application

General purpose mycological medium especially suitable for the cultivation and enumeration of yeasts. Addition of special indicator dyes allows differentiation between yeast and bacterial colonies (Rapp).

Wort Agar has been used to cultivate Aspergillus niger.

Footnote

We offer two media types: the superior granulated GranuCult^® and the cost-efficient powdered NutriSelect^® culture media, depending on your needs. The designations basic, plus, or prime are added to indicate the quality control level, from basic quality control to standard QC plus to prime for full regulatory compliance.

General description

Wort Agar is a general purpose mycological medium especially suitable for the cultivation and enumeration of yeasts.

Legal Information

NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Other Notes

Impedimetric detection of yeast and mold

Preparation Note

Suspend 50 g in 1 litre of distilled water. Add 2.35 g glycerol Cat. No. 49767) and bring to the boil to dissolve completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes. Do not overheat! Prolonged heating will diminish the gel strength of the medium.