Sabouraud Dextrose Agar is Carlier’s modification of the formulation described by is a modification of Sabouraud Dextrose Agar which is described by Sabouraud for the cultivation of fungi (yeasts, moulds), particularly useful for the fungi associated with skin infections. This medium is also employed to determine microbial contamination in food, cosmetics, and clinical specimens.
The media are gamma irradiated in the packaging material to assure a reduction of the microbial load potentially present in the medium, on the dishes, and on the packaging materials.

For cultivation of yeast, moulds and aciduric microorganisms.