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Agar

Definition
noun
A gelatinous material derived from algae, specifically used as a culture medium of bacteria and other cells for diagnostic or laboratory experiments purposes.
Supplement
Agar came from the cell walls of red algae, especially those in family Gelidiaceae and family Gracilariaceae. The gelatinous material is extracted by boiling and filtration. The agar is made up of agarose and agaropectin.
Word origin: From Malay agar-agar (jelly)
Related term(s):

  • Agar-agar
  • Chocolate agar
  • Soft agar
  • Serum agar
  • Nutrient agar
  • Cholera agar
  • Mueller-hinton agar
  • Oatmeal-tomato paste agar
  • Birdseed agar
  • Thayer-martin agar
  • Blood agar
  • Rice-tween agar

Last updated on June 28th, 2021

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