Nutrient Agar is a general-purpose medium used for cultivation of wide variety of microorganisms.
Nutrient Agar plate is used for maintenance purpose or to check the purity of sub-cultures from isolation plates prior to biochemical or serological testing. It is used for the cultivation and enumeration of organisms in water, sewage, faeces and other materials, which are not particularly fastidious.
Composition*
Ingredients
| g/L
|
Peptic Digest of Animal Tissue
| 5.0
|
Beef Extract
| 1.5
|
Yeast Extract
| 1.5
|
Sodium Chloride
| 5.0
|
Agar
| 15.0
|
*Adjusted to suit performance parameters.
pH at 25°C ± 2°C: 7.4 ± 0.2
