Abstract
Problems associated with overgrowth by spreading molds are not addressed by currently recommended fungal enumeration media. Twenty-two fungi, including 12 mold and 3 yeast genera, were evaluated for the effects of dichloran (2,6-dichloro-4-nitroaniline), previously identified as a mold-spreading inhibitor, on colony diameter and enumeration. On malt agar or antibiotic-potato-dextrose agar (APDA), colony diameters were effectively reduced when dichloran was added. Colony diameters decreased as the dichloran concentration increased. Counts obtained with mixed mold spore suspensions were lower on APDA supplemented with 25 μg of dichloran per ml than on APDA and were higher than APDA with the addition of 5 μg of dichloran per ml (APDA-D-5). Overall counts of mixed and individual mold spore and yeast suspensions were higher in APDA-D-5 than in APDA. The additional advantages of APDA-D-5 may be useful in routine enumeration of fungi.
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