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Agar slopes are growth media for bacteria in bottles.
Mainly used to transport the bacteria or for counting colonies.
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What is the material used as a base for bacterial culture media?
The substance is Agar or Agar-Agar
The agar used most often for throat cultures is the?
Emb agar
Why is nutrient agar used for bacteria and not for fungi?
The components in the nutrient agar is enriching bacteria than fungi. fungus require additional nutrients which are formulated in fungal media. But in worst case, you can try either media for fungi or bacteria.
A common medium used for growing fastidious bacteria is?
Blood Agar, and trypticase soy agar grows semi fastidious
What type of semisolid medium is used to grow bacteria?
Agar is a semi solid medium used to grow bacteria.
What are the function of agar slopes?
function of agar slopes
What jelly is made from seaweed and used in glue making?
Agar-agar
What is the material used as a base for bacterial culture media?
The substance is Agar or Agar-Agar
Which group of algae produce agar agar?
Agar comes from Red Algae (primarily the Gracilaria genus).It mainly is produed from the red algae Gracilaria lichenoides.This algae is harvested along the western coast of the United States and in parts of Asia. To extract the agar the Algae is boiled, cooled, purified and then dried. The agar is then make into blocks, flakes, or granules.("Agar agar" is usually abbreviated as "agar".)
A gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweed?
Agar is derived from seaweed and is often used in Japanese desserts
When is a starch agar plate used?
Agar is used to culture bacteria for scientific research.
What is the color of urease agar when inoculated with an urease negative organism?
The agar slant will remain the original color (yellow). However, most labs use the broth.Two media types are commonly used to detect urease activity. Christensen’s urea agar is used to detect urease activity in a variety of microorganisms. Stuart’s urea broth is used primarily for the differentiation of Proteus species.
The agar used most often for throat cultures is the?
Emb agar
Is broth has agar?
no, broth stands for liquid and agar is used as solidifying agent so broth is not containig agar.
Is seaweed extract used in the manufacture of ice cream?
It can be. Agar (or agar agar) is used as a thickening, or gelling, agent in various foods including ice-cream.
What is standard methods agar plates used for?
Agar plate method is used to culture bacteria in lab .
What brands contain Agar?
Agar or agar-agar is gelatin substances that can be obtain from algae. In culinary agar refers to a vegetable gelatin that is being used to make jellies, puddings, and custards products.
