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Comparative Study
. 1974 Mar;27(3):566-9.
doi: 10.1128/am.27.3.566-569.1974.

Comparison of media for detection of fungi on spacecraft

C M Herring, J W Brandsberg, G S Oxborrow, J R Puleo
Comparative Study

Comparison of media for detection of fungi on spacecraft

C M Herring et al. Appl Microbiol. 1974 Mar.

Abstract

Five media, including Trypticase soy agar (TSA; BBL) pour plates, spread plates of TSA, Mycophil agar with chloromycetin, Mycophil agar with chloromycetin and Actidione, and cornmeal agar with chloromycetin were quantitatively and qualitatively compared for the detection of fungi on spacecraft. Cornmeal agar with chloromycetin yielded the highest number of fungal colonies, although not always significantly higher than Mycophil agar with chloromycetin or TSA spread plates. Cornmeal agar with chloromycetin also gave the best qualitative representation of fungi on the spacecraft, recovering 68% of the genera found from all media. This medium yielded 10 times the number of fungal colonies and 3 times the number of genera found on TSA pour plates as currently used for spacecraft assay.

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