Product Overview

Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) is a widely used microbiological culture medium for the cultivation and enumeration of yeasts and molds. It is commonly used in food microbiology, pharmaceutical quality control, environmental monitoring, and agricultural microbiology laboratories.

The medium contains potato infusion and dextrose, which provide a rich nutrient base that promotes robust fungal growth, while agar acts as the solidifying agent. Potato Dextrose Agar is often used for fungal isolation, maintenance of fungal cultures, and microbial contamination testing.

PDA can also be supplemented with antibiotics or acidified to inhibit bacterial growth when selective isolation of fungi is required.

Key Features

• Standard medium for yeast and mold cultivation
  • Supports growth of fungi, molds, and yeasts
  • Widely used in food, environmental, and pharmaceutical microbiology
  • Suitable for fungal isolation and enumeration
  • Provides rich nutrients for rapid fungal growth
  • Reliable medium for quality control laboratories

Typical Composition (per Liter)

Preparation Instructions

1. Suspend 39 g of Potato Dextrose Agar powderin 1 liter of distilled or purified water.
2. Heat with frequent stirring until the medium dissolves completely.
3. Sterilize by autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes.
4. Cool to 45–50°Cbefore pouring into sterile petri dishes.
5. Allow the medium to solidify before inoculation.

For selective fungal isolation, the medium may be acidified or supplemented with antibiotics after sterilization.

Applications

l Isolation and cultivation of yeasts and molds

l Food and beverage microbiology testing for fungal contamination

l Pharmaceutical microbiological quality control

l Environmental monitoring and air sampling

l Maintenance and storage of fungal cultures in research laboratories

Storage Conditions

Store the dehydrated medium in a tightly sealed container at 10–30°C in a dry environment, protected from moisture and direct sunlight.

Prepared plates should be stored at 2–8°C and used within recommended laboratory timeframes.

Quality Documentation

To support laboratory procurement, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance, the following documentation is available upon request:

• Certificate of Analysis (COA)
  • Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
  • Technical Data Sheet (TDS)

These documents provide batch specifications, safety information, technical parameters, and product performance data required by laboratories, universities, and industrial research facilities.

Available Packaging

• 250 g Laboratory Pack
  Other pack sizes may be available depending on supplier production batches.

Why Choose GreenXsupply?

GreenXsupply is a trusted supplier of laboratory consumables and microbiology culture media in Bangladesh.

Advantages include:

• Genuine BKMAMLAB microbiology media products
  • Competitive pricing for research labs and testing laboratories
  • Ready stock with fast nationwide delivery across Bangladesh
  • Reliable supply for universities, diagnostic labs, and QC laboratories
  • Growing portfolio of laboratory reagents and consumables