Culture Medium

Microorganisms can be grown in culture medium. To grow a culture medium, the growth medium must contain:

- Carbohydrates

- Mineral Ions

-  Vitamins

- Proteins

Agar jellyis the most commonly used agar jelly.

Preparing Uncontaminated Cultures

1) Both of the petri dishand culture medium are put in an autoclave. This is a high pressured cooker that exposes the agar and the dishesto high temperatures so that…