| Sabouraud's agar | A culture medium for fungi containing neopeptone or polypeptone agar and glucose, with final pH 5.6; it is the standard, most universally used medium in mycology and is the international reference. Modified Sabouraud's agar (Emmons modification) with less glucose is better for pigment development in the colonies. Synonym: French proof agar. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Sabouraud's dextrose agar | A dextrose peptone media that supports the growth of most pathogenic fungi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sabouraud, Raymond | <person> French dermatologist, 1864-1938. See: Sabouraud's agar, Sabouraud's pastils, Sabouraud-Noire instrument. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sabouraud-Noire instrument | An obsolete device for measuring the quantity of X-rays by means of the change in colour of a disk of barium platinocyanide which exposure to them produces; the unit used in this method is called tint B = erythema dose. (05 Mar 2000) |