A polysaccharide (a sulfated galactan) derived from seaweed (various red algae); used as a solidifying agent in culture media.
Origin
[Bengalese]
ascitic agar
bile salt agar
birdseed agar
blood agar
Bordet-Gengou potato blood agar
brain-heart infusion agar
brilliant green salt agar
chocolate agar
cholera agar
Conradi-Drigalski agar
cornmeal agar
Czapek’s solution agar
Drigalski-Conradi agar
EMB agar
Endo agar
Endo’s fuchsin agar
eosin-methylene blue agar
French proof agar
fuchsin agar
Guarnieri’s gelatin agar
lactose-litmus agar
MacConkey agar
Mueller-Hinton agar
Novy and MacNeal’s blood agar
nutrient agar
oatmeal-tomato paste agar
Pfeiffer’s blood agar
potato dextrose agar
rice-Tween agar
Sabouraud’s agar
Sabouraud’s dextrose agar
serum agar
Thayer-Martin agar
yeast extract agar