There are number of fungicide which can be used to control different type of fungi but when you test a particular product for presence of fungi you got to avoid such fungicide, what you will do in this situation if you are having problem of fusarium contamination in your media you used for yeast and mold analysis?
Hi , you should to re pure your cultur it's may be contaminated with fusarium, use single spore method to pure your culture.
First of all pure your culture then during evening clean your incubator with formic acid.
what concentration of formic acid i should use
need to clarify the question
we test yeast and molds extent of presence in particular product, we can not apply treatmet which might stop growth of these molds, we want to stop the growth of only fusarium and not others.
hi , Padder mean you take out your culture and sterilized you incubator with formic acid or I suggest formalin 37 % its very active.
Formalin alternative:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230182896_Evaluation_of_a_Peroxyacetic_Acid_Disinfectant_in_Hotwater_Treatment_for_the_Control_of_Basal_Rot_%28Fusarium_oxysporum_f._sp._narcissi%29_and_Stem_Nematode_%28Ditylenchus_dipsaci%29_in_Narcissus
Article Evaluation of a Peroxyacetic Acid Disinfectant in Hot‐water ...
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