| Characteristic |
Media |
| Most common, many fungi grow |
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SAB) |
| SAB + Chloramphenicol +Cyclohexamide |
Mycosel and Mycobiotic |
| Selective recovery of dimouphs and dermatophytes |
Mycosel and Mycobiotic |
| Enriched to enhance recovery of C. neoformans and dimorphic transitions in Sporothrix and Paracoccidioides |
Brain-Heart Infusion Agar (BHI) |
| C. neoformans from contaminated specimen |
BHI + gentamicin + chloramphenicol |
| Enriched medium for Cryptococcus spp, thermally dimorphic fungi |
SABHI |
| Sabouraud Dextrose + Brain heart infusion |
SABHI |
| Inorganic salts, chloramphenicol, gentamicin; inhibits bacteria |
Inhibitory Mould Agar (IMA) |
| Dermatophytes from heavily contaminated specimens (pink to red color change); used in office practices |
Dermatophyte Test Medium (DTM) |
| Media for subculture |
Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) or Potato Flake Agar (PFA) |
| Yeast morphology |
Corn Meal Agar |
| Recommended for promoting sporulation |
Corn Meal Agar |
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