Evaluating gelling-agent mixtures as potential substitutes for bacteriological agar: an approach by mixture design

Gelling agents are components to solidify media cultures facilitating the isolation of microorganisms in pure cultures. Agar is the most used gelling agent in microbiological field because of properties like gelling temperature and a desirable texture (high firmness and low adhesiveness). A current...

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Main Authors: John Alexander Sanchez Cardozo, Ruth Yolanda Ruiz Pardo, Maria Ximena Quintanilla Carvajal, Luis Alejandro Acosta Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2019-01-01
Series:Dyna
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/72964