Fungal Media
Products (5)
Mycosel Agar
Mycosel Agar is a specialized culture medium formulated to selectively isolate and cultivate dermatophytes. It is derived from Mycophil Agar, a nutrient-rich base, with the addition of cycloheximide and chloramphenicol to inhibit the growth of competing microorganisms, such as bacteria and saprophytic fungi. This selective action enhances the isolation and recovery of dermatophytes from various clinical specimens, making Mycosel Agar an essential tool in the mycological laboratory for the diagnosis of fungal infections.
Potato Dextrose Agar
Fungal infections are becoming more common and more dangerous. They often spread throughout the body or occur alongside other serious illnesses like AIDS or cancer, especially in people with weakened immune systems. Candidiasis is now a major problem for people with these conditions. Unfortunately, we have few effective antifungal drugs, and fungi quickly become resistant. As a result, fungal infections are now more deadly than bacterial infections. Potato dextrose agar (PDA) is the most widely used medium in fungal isolation and culture.
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar
Infections associated with dermatophytes, other fungi and yeasts, are increasingly becoming a health problem, especially in developed countries. The diffusion of immunodeficiencies-related diseases, together with advanced medical techniques used, including intensive care units, organ transplants and the indiscriminate prescription of antimicrobials have inevitably led to an increased number of immunocompromised patients, and created the ideal conditions for the development of opportunistic fungal infections. Dermatophytes are a group of filamentous fungi able to utilize keratin found in skin, hair or nails which can damage these tissues. The most frequent types of infections are Tinea capitis, Tinea pedis and Tinea unguium, involving head, feet and nails of the patient respectively. They are responsible for most of the superficial mycosis known as ‘dermatophytosis’ and affecting about 20-25% of the worldwide population. Dermatophyte fungi include three genera occupying different ecological niches, but they are all associated to human clinical conditions with Trichophyton rubrum being the most common. Overall, dermatophyte infections are very common and rarely invasive because of the inability of these organisms to infect non-keratinised tissues, such as internal tissues and organs. However, the severity of the condition is always dependent on the host’s immune response, the virulence of the species involved and the environmental conditions.
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar with Chloramphenicol
Infections associated with dermatophytes, other fungi and yeasts, are increasingly becoming a health problem, especially in developed countries. The diffusion of immunodeficiencies-related diseases, together with advanced medical techniques used, including intensive care units, organ transplants and the indiscriminate prescription of antimicrobials have inevitably led to an increased number of immunocompromised patients, and created the ideal conditions for the development of opportunistic fungal infections. Dermatophytes are a group of filamentous fungi able to utilize keratin found in skin, hair or nails which can damage these tissues. The most frequent types of infections are Tinea capitis, Tinea pedis and Tinea unguium, involving head, feet and nails of the patient respectively. They are responsible for most of the superficial mycosis known as ‘dermatophytosis’ and affecting about 20-25% of the worldwide population. Dermatophyte fungi include three genera occupying different ecological niches, but they are all associated to human clinical conditions with Trichophyton rubrum being the most common. Overall, dermatophyte infections are very common and rarely invasive because of the inability of these organisms to infect non-keratinised tissues, such as internal tissues and organs. However, the severity of the condition is always dependent on the host’s immune response, the virulence of the species involved and the environmental conditions. Chloramphenicol acts as a broad spectrum antimicrobic which inhibits a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar with Chloramphenicol and Gentamicin
Infections associated with dermatophytes, other fungi and yeasts, are increasingly becoming a health problem, especially in developed countries. The diffusion of immunodeficiencies-related diseases, together with advanced medical techniques used, including intensive care units, organ transplants and the indiscriminate prescription of antimicrobials have inevitably led to an increased number of immunocompromised patients, and created the ideal conditions for the development of opportunistic fungal infections. Dermatophytes are a group of filamentous fungi able to utilize keratin found in skin, hair or nails which can damage these tissues. The most frequent types of infections are Tinea capitis, Tinea pedis and Tinea unguium, involving head, feet and nails of the patient respectively. They are responsible for most of the superficial mycosis known as ‘dermatophytosis’ and affecting about 20-25% of the worldwide population. Dermatophyte fungi include three genera occupying different ecological niches, but they are all associated to human clinical conditions with Trichophyton rubrum being the most common. Overall, dermatophyte infections are very common and rarely invasive because of the inability of these organisms to infect non-keratinised tissues, such as internal tissues and organs. However, the severity of the condition is always dependent on the host’s immune response, the virulence of the species involved and the environmental conditions. Chloramphenicol and Gentamicin acts as a broad spectrum antimicrobic which inhibits a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.