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What is agar powder?

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Agar powder Is Gelatin extracted from seaweed

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How many teaspoons is 7 g agar agar powder?

I teaspoon Agar Agar = 2 grams


How many grams in one teaspoon of agar agar powder?

Two grams per teaspoon. This is rarely called agar agar, it is only called that by companies attempting to overcharge you. The most common name is simply agar; however, it is also called agar rose.


Does WalMart sell kanten or agar?

It appears they sell it on their website only http://www.walmart.com/ip/Frontier-Bulk-Agar-Agar-Powder-1-lb.-package-2200/26382858


If you use petri dishes for blood do you have to use nutrient agar powder too?

if you use petri dishes do you put nutrient agar in it if your using blood?


What algae is used to prepare a medium for bacterial culture?

Gracilaria algae used for prepare agar agar powder and it act as solidify agent in medium.


How do you make pitri dish gel agar?

Agar is generally made by mixing the powdered form with varying ingredients. The powder is based on seaweed extract for nutrient agar, and nutrient agar is generally a base for most other agars - eg. Horse Blood Agar is nutrient agar with horses blood added; Choc agar has defibrinated (cooked) horses blood added.


What is agar?

Agar-agar is a vegetarian alternative to gelatin. It is a jelly that results from boiling several different types of seaweed together. It is dried and sold in powder, flakes or bars and is used as a thickener and or stabiliser.


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


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


What is the difference between nutrient agar culture media and MacConkey agar culture media?

nutrient agar is used generally for culturing any organism.But Muller hinton agar is specifically used for testing antibiotic sensitivity as it does not contain any inhibitory substances for the growh of the organism