YM (selective culture medium)
The YM medium and the YM agar ( English : Yeasts (yeast) and Molds (mold)) are used in microbiology for the cultivation of acid-loving (acidophilic) yeasts and fungi . Due to its acidic pH, it prevents bacteria and other acid-intolerant organisms from multiplying in the medium. It can be used for a liquid culture or solidified into a solid culture medium using agar-agar .
The nutrient medium consists of (data in grams per liter ):
- Yeast extract 3.0
- Malt extract 3.0
- Peptone 5.0
- Dextrose (glucose) 10.0
- Agar-agar 20.0
credentials
- ↑ a b Xanthine Agar YM Agar • YM Broth (PDF; 86 kB) Becton, Dickinson and Company. Retrieved July 13, 2008.