DESCRIPTION:

Dichloran Rose Bengal Chloramphenicol agar is recommended for the enumeration of viable yeasts and molds that develop in products destined for human and animal consumption with a water activity (aw) greater than 0.95. 
The media does not allow for the enumeration of mold spores.

TYPICAL COMPOSITION

The composition can be adjusted in order to obtain optimal performance.

For 1 liter of media :

- Polypeptone ................................................................................................................ 5,0 g

- Glucose ..................................................................................................................... 10,0 g

- Monopotassium phosphate......................................................................................... 1,0 g

- MgSO4,H2O ................................................................................................................. 0,5 g

- Dichloran .................................................................................................................. 2,0 mg

- Rose bengal ........................................................................................................... 25,0 mg

- Chloramphenicol .................................................................................................... 50,0 mg

- Chlortetracycline chlorhydrate ............................................................................... 50,0 mg

- ZnSO4,7H2O........................................................................................................... 10,0 mg

- CuSO4,5H2O ............................................................................................................ 5,0 mg

- Tergitol ........................................................................................................................ 1 mL

- Bacteriological agar................................................................................................... 12,4 g

pH of the ready-to-use media at 25 °C : 5,6 ± 0,2.

PACKAGING

Ready-to-melt medium :
BM14208 - 10 vials of 200 L

Dehydrated medium: 

ENUMERATION OF YEASTS & MOLDS