Himedia HiCrome Candida Differential HiCynth Agar

HiCrome™ Candida Differential Agar is a selective and differential medium, which facilitates rapid isolation of yeasts from mixed cultures and allows differentiation of Candida species namely C.albicans, C.krusei, C.tropicalis and C.glabrata on the basis of colouration and colony morphology. HiCrome™ Candida Differential HiCynth™ Agar is prepared by completely replacing animal and vegetable based peptones with chemically defined peptones to avoid BSE /TSE risks associated with animal peptones. C.albicans appear as light green coloured smooth colonies, C.tropicalis appear as blue to metallic blue coloured raised colonies. C.glabrata, C.kefyr, C.parapsilosis colonies appear as cream to white, beige/yellow due to natural pigmentation and some alkaline phosphatase activity, while C.krusei appear as pink-purple, fuzzy, dry colonies.