Petri Dishes with Agar: How to Make Agar Plates
Reference to this article: ConductScience, Petri Dishes with Agar: How to Make Agar Plates (2022). doi.org/10.55157/CS20220627 Petri dishes and agar are essential components of the culture plate technique developed by Robert Koch. The microbiological technique enabled him and subsequent biologists to isolate, grow, and study microorganisms in laboratories to advance our understanding of bacteriology, mycology, […]
How to Prepare Culture Media and Preserve Cultures
Overview Culture media or growth media is a liquid or gel-like substance that provides essential nutrients and minerals required for organisms to grow under laboratory conditions. All microorganisms have different requirements based on their habit and habitat. Thus, culture media needs to be formulated in such a way that they support the organismās life in […]
Culture Media: Classification, Types, and Relevance
What Is Culture Media? Culture media are mediums that provide essential nutrients and minerals to support the growth of microorganisms in the laboratory. Microorganisms have varying nature, characteristics, habitat, and even nutritional requirements, thus it is impossible to culture them with one type of culture media. However, there are also microorganisms that canāt grow on […]