RPMI 1640 AGAR W/MOPS % 2% DEXTROSE (Double Pack)

Description

RPMI medium developed by Moore et al., at Roswell Park Memorial Institute is well known media used for cell culturing. The formulation is based on the RPMI series of media utilizing a bicarbonate buffering system and alterations in the amounts of amino acids and vitamins. Invasive fungal infections have been increased over the past two decades. Due to the life threatening nature of these infections and reports of drug resistance, susceptibility testing of yeast pathogens has become very important. The CLSI have published a reference method for broth dilution antifungal susceptibility testing of Yeast. Also for use with the gradient-strip method when testing Candida spp. directly from colonies grown on nonselective media. RPMI Agar can be used to determine MIC values for various antifungal agents.