Applications

Agar Agar, the perfect culture media to grow all pathogenic and non pathogenic bacteria and fungi.

Agar Agar

Agar-Agar is known for its exceptional qualities as culture media in the Microbiology industry. It does not require the presence of any bacteria or fungi for its production. Therefore, it never inhibits the growth of these microorganisms, making it the best choice as culture media. Other prominent reasons for the same are:

• Dissolving and cooling properties

Agar-agar is derived from the cell walls of red seaweed. When dissolved in hot water the agar-agar powder transforms into jelly when cooled. The jelly structure makes it suitable as a culture medium when organisms need to be cultured in a petri-dish.

• Higher melting point than gelatin

Agar-agar does not melt at the temperature required for the growth of microorganisms(typically around 37°C). Therefore, it is easily possible to heat the petri-dish which is used to grow microorganisms, as the culture medium remains intact and catalyzes the process.