TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of the Performance of Sweet Potato Infusion as a Medium for Culturing Yeasts AU - , Ojokoh, A.O. AU - , Ekundayo, F.O. JO - Journal of Food Technology VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - 440 EP - 443 PY - 2005 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1684-8462 DO - jftech.2005.440.443 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2005.440.443 KW - AB - Studies were carried out on preparation of a medium from an infusion of sweet potato for culturing of yeasts from suitable suspensions of pure culture. Growth of yeasts on the sweet potato agar (SPA) was comparable and sometimes higher than those obtained on potato dextrose agar (PDA). Supplementary nutrients namely, 0.3% yeast extract, 2.0, 1.0 and 0.5% glucose did enhance the performance as a good substitute for imported yeast isolation media. The yeast species used as test organisms were Candida albican, Geotrichum candidum, Rhodotorula sp., Saccharomyces cerevisiae Baker`s yeast and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Brewer`s yeast. ER -