Agar Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary

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

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