Description
Czapek Dox Agar is a classical microbiological culture medium supplied as a 500 g laboratory pack for the cultivation of fungi and related microorganisms under defined nutrient conditions. The medium is widely recognised in mycology and applied microbiology as a defined agar formulation used to support growth and morphological observation. This pack size suits media kitchens that prepare multiple plates or tubes from a single container. Czapek Dox Agar is typically reconstituted, sterilised and poured according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures. It is appropriate for teaching, research and quality-control settings that specify Czapek–Dox type media. The product comes from manufacturer Dinkelberg and is listed with origin Hungary. Presented as a dry agar powder pack of 500 g, it integrates easily into routine weighing and batch-preparation workflows. Laboratories use this medium where a standardised Czapek Dox base is required for fungal culture work without additional branded claims beyond the established medium name. Clear labelling and a practical 500 g unit support traceable media production and inventory control in regulated and academic laboratories alike.
This article is part of Dehydrated culture media (agar & broth bases), in Culture media & microbiology. See also Petri dishes.
Key features
- Pack size: 500 g
- Product type: Culture medium (agar)
- Medium name: Czapek Dox Agar
- Application area: Mycology and microbiology
- Form: Dry agar medium
- Country of origin: Hungary
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A dehydrated medium is a powder the laboratory dissolves, sterilises and pours. The formulation name, the supplements it still needs, and the grams per litre are the specification. Two powders with similar names, one selective and one not, grow different organisms.
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