Sabouraud Dextrose Agar, Emmons w/Chloramphenicol, Gentamicin

Isolate and cultivate pathogenic yeast and molds from clinical specimens with Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (Emmons) prepared media plates. Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (Emmons) is a modification of the original medium developed by Sabouraud in 1892¹. Emmons neutralized the pH, increasing it to 7.0, and reduced the concertation of dextrose from 40 to 20 g/L². The addition of antibiotics in the medium makes the medium inhibitory to bacterial overgrowth while allowing isolation of pathogenic fungi.

Use Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (Emmons) for primary isolation and cultivation of pathogenic yeasts and molds from clinical specimens.

• Selective: selective agents chloramphenicol and gentamicin are inhibitory to bacterial overgrowth while allowing isolation of pathogenic fungi.
• Suitable for isolation of pathogenic fungi from a material containing a large amount of other fungi or bacteria.
• Ready prepared convenience of prepared media.

Casein and meat peptones supply nitrogenous compounds and amino acids necessary for the growth of fungi. Dextrose is an energy source which serves to support the growth of fungi. Chloramphenicol and gentamicin are broad-spectrum antibiotics which inhibit a range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

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