Potato Dextrose HiCynth™ Broth

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For cultivation and enumeration of yeasts and moulds.


Composition**

Ingredients Gms / Litre
HiCynth™ Peptone No.7* 4.000
Dextrose 20.000
Final pH (at 25°C) 5.1±0.2

**Formula adjusted, standardized to suit performance parameters

*Chemically defined peptone

Directions

Suspend 24 grams in 1000 ml distilled water. Heat if necessary to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclaving at 15 lbs pressure (121°C) for 15 minutes. Cool to 45-50°C. Mix well and pour into sterile Petri plates. In specific work, when pH 3.5 is required, acidify the medium with sterile 10% tartaric acid. The amount of acid required for 100 ml. of sterile, cooled medium is approximately 1 ml. Do not heat the medium after addition of the acid.

Principle And Interpretation

Potato Dextrose Broth is recommended by APHA (1) and F.D.A. (2) for plate counts of yeasts and moulds in the examination of foods and dairy products (3). Potato Dextrose HiCynth™ Broth is the modification using chemically defined peptones by replacing vegetable peptones. It is also used for stimulating sporulation, for maintaining stock cultures of certain dermatophytes and for differentiation of typical varieties of dermatophytes on the basis of pigment production (4).

HiCynth™ PeptoneNo.7 and dextrose promote luxuriant fungal growth by providing nitrogen and carbon source, long chain amino acids, vitamins and other growth factors. Adjusting the pH of the medium by tartaric acid to 3.5, inhibits the bacterial growth. Heating the medium after acidification should be avoided.

Quality Control

Appearance
Off-white to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder

Colour and Clarity of prepared medium
Light amber coloured clear to slightly opalescent solution in tubes

Reaction
Reaction of 2.4% w/v aqueous solution at 25°C. pH : 5.1±0.2

pH
4.90-5.30

Cultural Response
Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 25-30°C for 4-5 days.

Organism Inoculum (CFU) Growth Ascospore formation
Aspergillus brasiliensis ATCC 16404 50-100 luxuriant negative
Candida albicans ATCC 10231 50-100 luxuriant negative
Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 9763 50-100 luxuriant positive

Key: Formerly known as Aspergillus niger

Storage and Shelf Life

Store below 30°C in tightly closed container and the prepared medium at 2-8°C. Use before expiry date on the label.

More Information
Product Name Potato Dextrose HiCynth™ Broth
SKU MCD403
Product Type HiCynth™
Physical Form Powder
Origin Chemically defined (HiCynth™)
Packaging type HDPE
References 1. Downes F. P. and Ito K., (Eds.), 2001, Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods, 4th Ed.,APHA, Washington, D.C.
2.FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual, 2005, 18th Ed., AOAC, Washington, DC.
3.Wehr H. M. and Frank J. H., 2004, Standard Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Dairy Products, 17th Ed.,APHA Inc., Washington, D.C.
4.MacFaddin J. F., 1985, Media for the Isolation-Cultivation-Identification-Maintenance of Medical Bacteria, Vol.1, Williamsand Wilkins, Baltimore
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