Dichloran-Glycerol 18% (DG18) (ISO) Agar Base (Dehydrated)

Isolate and enumerate yeasts and molds associated with food spoilage with Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Dichloran-Glycerol 18% (DG18) (ISO) Agar Base while adhering to BS ISO 21527-2:2008. The medium contains Dichloran which inhibits spreading of mucoraceous fungi and restricts the colony size of the genera. This restrictive characteristic makes the medium especially suitable for enumeration because it allows the growth of background organisms, which form only small colonies, not obscuring mold or yeast identification and enumeration.

Use Dichloran-Glycerol 18% (DG18) (ISO) Agar Base for the enumeration and isolation of xenophilic molds from dried and semi-dried foods like spices, dried fruits, confectionery, cereals, nuts, dried meat, and fish products.

• Adheres to BS ISO 21527-2: 2008 standards.
• Makes colony counting easier: contains antifungal agent Dichloran which inhibits spreading of mucoraceous fungi and restricts the colony size of other genera.

Dichloran-Glycerol (DG18) (ISO) Agar is a dehydrated culture medium formulated according to BS ISO 21527-2: 2008 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Enumeration of yeasts and molds Part 1―Colony counting technique in products with less than or equal to 0.95 water activity¹ .
The formulation contains glycerol at 18% (w/w) which lowers the water activity (aW) from 0.999 to 0.95.

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