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Agar
What is meant by agarslant?
An agar slant tube (or simply an agar slant) is a screw-capped culture tube partly filled with an agar mix such as nutrient agar, R2A agar, or TSA (fi...
How does nutrient agar work?
Nutrient agar is used as a general-purpose medium for the growth of a wide variety of non-fastidious microorganisms. It consists of peptone, beef extr...
What is phycocolliod?
The term phycocolloid is used to describe a colloid derived from seaweed; a colloid in turn is defined (Concise Oxford Dictionary) as a “non-crystalli...
What is an agarslant?
An agar slant tube (or simply an agar slant) is a screw-capped culture tube partly filled with an agar mix such as nutrient agar, R2A agar, or TSA (fi...
What is the meaning of agar in Tamil?
What is the Tamil meaning of agar-agar?What is agar called in English?What is the meaning of agar powder?Is agar defined?What is the use of agar?What...
Why should you never take a lid off a dish after incubation?
Why is the cover of the Petri dish slightly opened during inoculation of the plate?Are Petri dishes dangerous?Why do you store agar plates upside dow...
Why is the nutrient agar used?
Nutrient Agar is a general purpose, nutrient medium used for the cultivation of microbes supporting growth of a wide range of non-fastidious organisms...
What is the purpose of inoculating tsa plates with samples from the zone of inhibition?
What was the purpose of inoculating TSA plates with samples taken from the zones of inhibition?What is the importance of measuring the zone of inhibi...