HiCrome™ Candida Differential Agar

This medium is recommended for rapid isolation and identification of Candida species from mixed cultures. Chloramphenicol suppresses the accompanying bacterial flora. C.albicans appear as light green coloured smooth colonies, C.tropicalis appear as blue to metallic blue coloured raised colonies. C.glabrata colonies appear as cream to white smooth colonies, while C.krusei appear as purple fuzzy colonies.