BacterChrom™ Candida Agar Plates

INTENDED USE

BacterChrom™ Candida Agar is a selective chromogenic culture medium intended for use in the qualitative direct detection, differentiation and presumptive identification of Candida species
The packaging with semi-permeable Cellophane film helps balance the humidity of the environment during storage.

PRINCIPLES

The chromogenic substances in the medium interact with specific enzymes produced by Candida species, resulting in the development of distinct colony colors. This allows for differentiation among various species without additional biochemical tests. The selective agents inhibit the growth of bacteria and other non-target microorganisms, ensuring the specificity of the medium.

BacterChrom™ Candida Agar can be used with the following specimens: Swabs from skin, throat, ears and vaginal specimens, sputum, urine and stools. Use of transport devices approved for collection of such specimens is recommended.
Relevant samples can be processed either by direct inoculation onto plates
Bring the agar plates to room temperature. Dry the agar plates in an incubator by partially opening the agar plates
Streak sample onto plate.
Incubate in aerobic conditions at 35 – 37 °C for 20 – 48 hours

RESULTS

BacterLab ensures the quality of each product batch by testing with ATCC reference strains.

Strains	Incubation Conditions	Culture results
C.albicans ATCC 10321	Incubate at 35 – 37°C for 24 – 48 hours	Good growth, light pink colonies
E.coli ATCC 35218	Incubate at 35 – 37°C for 24 – 48 hours	Inhibites

For 1 liter of medium

pH of the ready-to-use medium at 25⁰C: 6,1 ± 0,2

*Note: This ingredient is for reference only our company will formulate the ingredient according to requests or tender specifications.

Product Name	Code	Packaging
BacterChrom™ Candida Agar	01004	10 plates/box or as per customer request.