Agars: What are the ingredients of the SAB agar?

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What are the ingredients of the SAB agar?

sinead kirby · Accepted Answer

Chloramphenicol 
→	Eliminates bacterial contaminates
Cyclohexamide
→	Inhibits many saprophytic, contaminating fungi 
Acidic pH
→	Inhibits growth of bacteria but permits growth of yeasts & most filamentous fungi

Agars

What are the ingredients of the SAB agar?

Chloramphenicol → Eliminates bacterial contaminates Cyclohexamide → Inhibits many saprophytic, contaminating fungi Acidic pH → Inhibits growth of bacteria but permits growth of yeasts & most filamentous fungi

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