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

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BAF agar typically contains:[2]

References

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  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. Bibcode:2008Mycor..18..443A. doi:10.1007/s00572-008-0192-3. ISSN 0940-6360. PMID 18695982. S2CID 11233267.
  2. ^ a b "CBS List of Media" (PDF).