Progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganisms

Progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganisms

Gelling agents are required for formulating both solid and semisolid media, vital for the isolation of microorganisms. Gelatin was the first gelling agent to be discovered but it soon paved the way for agar, which has far superior material qualities. Source depletion, issues with polymerase-chain-re...

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Main Authors: Nabajit eDas, Naveen eTriparthi, Srijoni eBasu, Chandra eBose, Susmit eMaitra, Sukant eKhurana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Agar
Carrageenan
Culture Media
Gelatin
guar gum
Gelling agent
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00698/full

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