Growth Media

Colony Color

Growth Margin

Growth Surface

Margin Topography

Zonation

Potato Dextrose Agar

Greenish Black

Circular

Smooth

Merged

Yes

Richard’s Agar

Dark Green

Irregular

Rough

Submerged

No

Waksman Agar

Olive Green

Irregular

Smooth

Submerged

Yes

Corn Meal Agar

Whitish

Circular

Smooth

Submerged

No

Asthana and Hawker’s agar

Dark Green

Irregular

Rough

Submerged

No

Oat Meal Agar

Greenish

Circular

Rough

Merged

No

V-8 Juice Agar

Whitish Colony with Greenish

Circular

Smooth

Cottony-Merged

Yes