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CN

83551

Rice Extract Agar

suitable for microbiology

Synonym(s):

REA

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NACRES:
NA.85
UNSPSC Code:
41106200
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sterility

non-sterile

Quality Segment

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

agar, 14.3 g/L , rice extract concentrate, 0.7 g/L

final pH

5.8±0.2 (25 °C)

application(s)

clinical testing
environmental
food and beverages, microbiology

suitability

nonselective for Candida spp., nonselective for Saccharomyces spp., nonselective for Zygosaccharomyces spp.

Application

Rice Extract Agar is a test medium acc. to Taschdjian for the differentiation of yeasts, in particular Candida albicans and Candida stellatoidea alongside other Candida species, based on their typical chlamydospores. Likewise, other species of yeast can be differentiated, on the basis of micromorphological criteria, with rice extract agar.

Other Notes

In mycological diagnostics


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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