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Yes. Agar is derived from the polysaccharide agarose which comes from seaweed. Agar is a jell. Different types support growth of microbes in the laboratory.
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What is an agar-agar?
An agaric is any of various types of fungi of the family Agaricaceae.
What is the material used as a base for bacterial culture media?
The substance is Agar or Agar-Agar
Prewarm agar plates?
before bacterial culture, the media containing agar i.e. solid agar should dry in the incubator, that is prewarm agar plate.
What does it mean to inoculate an agar plate?
to inoculate an agar plate you would place bacteria on the agar to grow
What is the advantage of an agar slant versus an agar deep?
agar is botained from a red alga called gelidium
A gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweed?
Agar is derived from seaweed and is often used in Japanese desserts
What is the chemical composition of agar?
chemically, agar is a galactan, a complex carbohydrate with galactose molecules which are not metabolized by non-ocean microbes. *** It has been know that only marine bacteria can degrade agar, but there are some reports that some soil bacteria can degrade and utilize the agar. http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/67/5/67_1048/_article/-char/en
Agar agar grain found in Germany?
Agar, or agar-agar, is not a grain, but rather an extract of seaweed. Agar translates to German as Agar-Agar Try whole- or health-food stores
Why triple sugar iron agar is called multi-test?
triple sugar iron agar is called the multi test because in this test we differentiate the enteric pathogen on the basis of different carbohydrate fermentation i.e glucose,sucrose and lactose.as well as we differentiate on the basis of gas and h2S production....
Why triple sugar iron agar is called multi test?
triple sugar iron agar is called the multi test because in this test we differentiate the enteric pathogen on the basis of different carbohydrate fermentation i.e glucose,sucrose and lactose.as well as we differentiate on the basis of gas and h2S production....
Is there a microorganism that degrades Agar agar?
Yes! Paenibacillus spp. can degrade agar agar
What jelly is made from seaweed and used in glue making?
Agar-agar
What does the naming agar as agar agar denote?
an extract of seaweed
How many teaspoons is 7 g agar agar powder?
I teaspoon Agar Agar = 2 grams
What is an agar-agar?
An agaric is any of various types of fungi of the family Agaricaceae.
Why is agar special in microbiology?
agar is used for growing microbes as to culture microorganisms you must provide a culture medium containing carbohydrate as an energy source along with mineral ions and protein and vitamins. these nutrients are often contained in an agar medium. agar is a substance that can dissolve in hot water to form a jelly. you pour hot agar into a petri dish to set as a way to provide all the nutrients for the microbes to reproduce successfully. AGAR helps to make the media in semisolid or in jelly form which allow the microbial colonies to grow on surface by providing them better surface and we can study the colonial character of different species of microbes.
From which organism agar agar is extracted?
red algae Agar agar is a malay term meaning red algae. This algae which agar is extracted lives in the ocean around Malaysia
