BAF agar

Agar media containing peptones

BAF agar or biotin-aneurin-folic acid agar is a type of agar growth medium containing peptones. It is used to grow cultures of mycorrhizal fungi.[1] It was first described by A.J.P. Oort [Wikidata] in Nutritional requirements of Lactarius species and cultural characters in relation to taxonomy in 1981.[1] The acidic pH (5.8-6.3) of BAF agar inhibits bacterial growth.[2]

Typical composition

BAF agar typically contains:[2]

  • 30.0 g/L glucose
  • 2.0 g/L peptone
  • 0.2 g/L yeast extract
  • 0.5 g/L KH2PO4
  • 0.5 g/L MgSO4.7 H2O
  • 10.0 mg/L FeCl3.6 H2O
  • 1.0 mg/L ZnSO4.7 H2O
  • 5.0 mg/L MnSO4
  • 100.0 mg/L CaCl2.2 H2O
  • 50.0 μg/L thiamine HCl
  • 1.0 μg/L biotin
  • 100.0 μg/L folic acid
  • 50.0 μg/L inositol
  • 15 g/L agar

References

  1. ^ a b Águeda, Beatriz; Parladé, Javier; Fernández-Toirán, Luz Marina; Cisneros, Óscar; de Miguel, Ana María; Modrego, María Pilar; Martínez-Peña, Fernando; Pera, Joan (October 2008). "Mycorrhizal synthesis between Boletus edulis species complex and rockroses (Cistus sp.)". Mycorrhiza. 18 (8): 443–449. doi:10.1007/s00572-008-0192-3. ISSN 0940-6360. PMID 18695982. S2CID 11233267.
  2. ^ a b "CBS List of Media" (PDF).


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