Description

Sabouraud Cycloheximide Chloramphenicol HiVeg™Agar is used for selective isolation and cultivation of pathogenic fungi. Chloramphenicol and Cycloheximide inhibit some bacteria as well as some saprophytic and pathogenic fungi. It inhibits fungi like Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus, Nocardia, certain Candida species but allow the dermatophytes to grow well. This medium is prepared by replacing animal peptones with vegetable defined peptones to avoid BSE/TSE/GMO risk.