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A microbiological culture, or microbial culture, is a method of multiplying microbial organisms by letting them reproduce in predetermined culture medium under controlled laboratory conditions. Microbial cultures are foundational and basic diagnostic methods used as research tools in molecular biology.
Agar ( / ˈeɪɡɑːr / or / ˈɑːɡər / ), or agar-agar, is a jelly-like substance consisting of polysaccharides obtained from the cell walls of some species of red algae, primarily from "ogonori" ( Gracilaria) and "tengusa" ( Gelidiaceae ). [1] [2] As found in nature, agar is a mixture of two components, the linear polysaccharide agarose ...
v. t. e. A microorganism, or microbe, [a] is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells . The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from sixth century BC India.
Microscale microbial culture. The culture of microorganisms dates back to the early times of human civilization. Yeast and bacteria were used as mixed cultures for the preparation of food such as cheese, beer, bread, pickling of meat, and for fabric production, farming and nutrition. The invention of the microscope in the 1600s led to the ...
An agar plate is a Petri dish that contains a growth medium solidified with agar, used to culture microorganisms. Sometimes selective compounds are added to influence growth, such as antibiotics. [1] 96 pinner used to perform spot assays with yeast, fungal or bacterial cells. Individual microorganisms placed on the plate will grow into ...
Viral culture. Viral culture is a laboratory technique [1] in which samples of a virus are placed to different cell lines which the virus being tested for its ability to infect. If the cells show changes, known as cytopathic effects, then the culture is positive. [2]
