It'll cause the spreading of the colonies that are growing on the agar surface if the condensed water falls on them. That's why usually the plates are inverted during incubation.
Bacteria love to grow in moist damp places - if you haven't noticed, condensation causes water droplets to form on the top of the lid and if you incubated the plate with lid on top when the water runs down the sides of the plate it can easily contaminate your culture.
The condensation that forms inside the dish can cause streaking through the growth on the plates. Thus, causing poor or invalid test results.
You may kill your bacteria. To avoid this problem we "defrost" the agar in the microwave for 3-8 minutes (depending on how much you have) to liquefy it. It is important to loosen the cap of the agar container so that it doesn't explode in the microwave--never heat a closed system. When the agar comes out of the microwave it is too hot to plate with without the risk of killing your bacteria. Kepp the agar liquid by leaving in a 60 degree C water bath. When the temperature of the agar equilibrates with the bath it should be safe to use.
An agaric is any of various types of fungi of the family Agaricaceae.
The substance is Agar or Agar-Agar
it is to prevent the moisture formed due to condensation of the agar ,to mix with the components present in the petri plates, else causes contamination
To minimise condensation on the lid of the Petri dish.
Bacteria love to grow in moist damp places - if you haven't noticed, condensation causes water droplets to form on the top of the lid and if you incubated the plate with lid on top when the water runs down the sides of the plate it can easily contaminate your culture.
Agar, or agar-agar, is not a grain, but rather an extract of seaweed. Agar translates to German as Agar-Agar Try whole- or health-food stores
Yes! Paenibacillus spp. can degrade agar agar
Agar-agar
an extract of seaweed
I teaspoon Agar Agar = 2 grams
The condensation that forms inside the dish can cause streaking through the growth on the plates. Thus, causing poor or invalid test results.
You may kill your bacteria. To avoid this problem we "defrost" the agar in the microwave for 3-8 minutes (depending on how much you have) to liquefy it. It is important to loosen the cap of the agar container so that it doesn't explode in the microwave--never heat a closed system. When the agar comes out of the microwave it is too hot to plate with without the risk of killing your bacteria. Kepp the agar liquid by leaving in a 60 degree C water bath. When the temperature of the agar equilibrates with the bath it should be safe to use.
An agaric is any of various types of fungi of the family Agaricaceae.
Agar is derived from seaweed and is often used in Japanese desserts