Fortifying molybdate agar with 0.125% calcium propionate can improve the selective isolation of yeasts from tropical fruits, and this technique could be useful for yeast isolation and identification procedures that involve mixed floras with fungi and actinomycetes.

The Journal of applied bacteriology

Molybdate agar was fortified with 0.125% calcium propionate and used for routine isolation and differentiation of a variety of yeasts from mixed floras including large numbers of fungi and actinomycetes inhabiting tropical fruits. The results suggest that this technique could be usefully incorporated in yeast isolation and identification procedures.

Fortifying molybdate agar with 0.125% calcium propionate can improve the selective isolation of yeasts from tropical fruits, and this technique could be useful for yeast isolation and identification procedures that involve mixed floras with fungi and actinomycetes.

A note on an improved molybdate agar for the selective isolation of yeasts from tropical fruits.