Table 2.
Principal media used for the analysis of water for fungi.
| Medium | Composition | |
|---|---|---|
| CMA/2—Corn meal agar half-strength | Corn meal | 8.5 g |
| Agar | 8.5 g | |
| Distilled water | 1000 mL | |
| pH | 5.8–6.2 | |
| CZ—Czapek Dox agar | Czapek solution | 10 mL |
| K2HPO4 | 1 g | |
| Saccharose | 30 g | |
| Agar | 15 g | |
| Distilled water | 1000 mL | |
| pH | 6.0–6.4 | |
| Czapek solution | ||
| NaNO3 | 30 g | |
| KCl | 5 g | |
| MgSO4·7H2O | 5 g | |
| FeSO4·7H2O | 0.1 g | |
| ZnSO4·7H2O | 0.1 g | |
| CuSO4·5H2O | 0.05 g | |
| Distilled water | 100 mL | |
| DG18—Dichloran 18 % glycerol agar | Peptone | 5 g |
| Glucose | 10 g | |
| K2HPO4 | 1 g | |
| MgSO4·7H2O | 0.5 g | |
| Dichloran (0.2% in ethanol) | 1 mL | |
| Glycerol | 220 g | |
| Chloramphenicol | 0.1 g | |
| Agar | 15 g | |
| Distilled water | 1000 mL | |
| pH | 5.4–5.8 | |
| DRBC—Dichloran Rose Bengal chloramphenicol agar | Peptone | 5 g |
| Glucose | 10 g | |
| K2HPO4 | 1 g | |
| MgSO4·7H2O | 0.5 g | |
| Dichloran | 0.002 g | |
| Rose Bengal | 0.025 g | |
| Chloramphenicol | 0.1 g | |
| Agar | 15 g | |
| Distilled water | 1000 mL | |
| pH | 5.4–5.8 | |
| MEA—Malt extract agar | Malt extract | 20 g |
| Peptone | 1 g | |
| Glucose | 20 g | |
| Agar | 20 g | |
| Distilled water | 1000 mL | |
| pH | 5.0–5.5 | |
| NGRBA—Neopeptone glucose Rose Bengal aureomycin | Neopeptone | 5 g |
| Glucose | 10 g | |
| 0.67 % (w/v) aureomycin solution | 5 mL | |
| 1 % (w/v) Rose Bengal solution | 3.5 mL | |
| Agar | 15 g | |
| Distilled water | 1000 mL | |
| pH | 6.3–6.7 | |
| PDA—Potato dextrose agar | Potato extract | 4 g |
| Glucose | 20 g | |
| Agar | 15 g | |
| Distilled water | 1000 mL | |
| pH | 5.4–5.8 | |
| SDA—Sabouraud dextrose agar | Mycological peptone | 10 g |
| Glucose | 40 g | |
| Agar | 15 g | |
| Distilled water | 1000 mL | |
| pH | 5.4–5.8 | |