Potato dextrose agar

Potato dextrose agar (abbreviated "PDA") is the most widely used medium for growing fungi and bacteria.

[3] Potato dextrose agar is a versatile growing medium for bacteria and fungi (yeasts and molds).

Malt extract agar is more acidic than PDA and is commonly used to cultivate penicillium species.

[1] A similar growth medium, potato dextrose broth (abbreviated "PDB"), is formulated identically to PDA, omitting the agar.

[5] Common organisms that can be cultured on PDB are yeasts such as Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae and molds such as Aspergillus niger.