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What are some good agar media recipes?
All media have a near-neutral pH and should be sterilized for twenty to thirty minutes at 15 psi pressure.
500 ml of medium will pour around 20 petri dishes. Using a different medium from time to time will prevent the culture getting used to one medium.
Malt Extract Agar (MEA)
10 grams light malt extract
9 grams agar agar
500 ml potable or distilled water
Potato Dextrose (Yeast-extract) Agar (PD(Y)A)
broth from boiling 150 grams sliced potatoes
in 500ml water for 30 minutes(add water to 500ml)
(You can use 5 g of instant potato flakes instead)
9 g agar agar
7 grams dextrose( = glucose, or 10 ml honey or corn syrup )
1 gram brewers yeast or yeast-extract (optional)
Amaranth Soy Agar
20 grams amaranth flour
20 grams soy flour
9 grams agar agar
500 ml potable or distilled water
EntheoGenesis No.442
10 grams amaranth flour
10 grams brown rice flour
10 grams potato flour
10 grams soy flour
2 grams malted barley
9 grams agar agar
500 ml potable or distilled water
Oatmeal Neopeptone Agar
40 grams oatmeal or oat flour
2 grams neopeptone (optional)
9 grams agar agar
500 ml potable or distilled water
Modified Sabouraud's Medium
25 grams barley flour
5 grams dextrose
2 grams neopeptone (optional)
1 gram yeast extract
9 grams agar agar
500 ml potable or distilled water
Cornmeal Dextrose Agar
25 grams yellow cornmeal
3 grams dextrose
9 grams agar agar
500 ml potable or distilled water
Barley Malt Extract Agar
40 grams barley flour
2 grams malt extract
1 gram yeast extract (optional)
9 grams agar agar
500 ml potable or distilled water
Dr. Pollock's Modified Agar
10 grams dried dog food (ground to flour)
10 grams amaranth flour
2 grams dextrose or malt extract
9 grams agar agar
500 ml potable or distilled water


