Sabouraud Cycloheximide Chloramphenicol Agar is used for selective isolation and cultivation of pathogenic fungi. Chloramphenicol and Cycloheximide inhibit some bacteria as well as some saprophytic and pathogenic fungi. It inhibits fungi like Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus, Nocardia, certain Candida species but allow the dermatophytes to grow well.