What agar gell is used to culture germs?

It is the agar gel which is used to make foods with a suitable concentration of specific substances (ex: NaNO₃, KCl, H₂SO₄, (NH₄)₂CO₃, etc).

Agar is a non-nutritive substrate to which nutrients are added . Different bacteria need different nutrients, some substances are added to aid in the identification and isolation of bacteria. The agar provides a base for the bacteria to grow on and extract nutrition from.

First answer by Nstlegend. Last edit by Mothergaia. Contributor trust: 53 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 26 [recommend question]

Research your answer:

Can you answer other questions about microbiology?

Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Science > Biology > Microbiology > What agar gell is used to culture germs?

Our contributors said this page should be displayed for the questions below. (Where do these come from

)

If any of these are not a genuine rephrasing of the question, please help out and edit these alternates.

Can you make agar from cornflour?