SABOURAUD DEXTROSE AGAR (as per IP 2010)

Sabouraud Dextrose Agar is Carliers modification of the formulation described by Sabouraud for the cultivation of fungi (yeasts, moulds), particularly useful for the fungi associated with skin infections. The composition of medium is as per I.P. This medium is employed for microbial limit tests of food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and clinical specimens.
Some pathogenic fungi may produce infective spores, which are easily dispersed in air, so examination should be carried out safety cabinet. For heavily contaminated samples, the plate must be supplemented with inhibitory agents for inhibiting bacterial growth.

for the cultivation of yeasts, moulds and aciduric bacteria in accordance with Indian Pharmacopoeia, 2010