Agar is a food for different bacteria and microorganisms. It looks much like jello. To use it, melt it just as you would wax, then pour it into petri dishes. It will then need to cool for 20 to 30 minutes to re-solidify before it can be used.

Many experiments today call for "sheep's blood agar." Sheep's blood agar becomes very putrid smelling after 2 to 3 days, and it will not grow much more than the agar we make and sell.

There are three reasons our agar is better:

It is already sterile; it has been cooked in a pressure cooker.

It is not only nutrient agar, but it also contains the most important part of sheep's blood agar. We leave out the blood for one

  main reason, and that is the smell. A home becomes uninhabitable after three days with sheep's blood agar.

The price is better. Sheep's blood plates normally run in the medical community anywhere between $10 to $12 per plate. Our    agar costs less than $20 for 10prepared plates, and less than that if you prepare the plates yourself!

Item

Description

Order #

Price

Culturing Bacteria - Nutrient Agar Kit

Included in this kit is a sleeve of 20 sterile dishes in sealed plastic, and a minimum of 375 ml of fresh, sterile agar, ready to be poured up for your experiments. Instructions included.

KB 010

$30.00

The Effects of Antibiotics upon Bacteria Kit

Students will be able to recognize antibiotic inhibition on bacterial growth, determine the degree of bacterial growth, and compare different antibiotics in stopping bacteria. Includes Agar, 20 petri dishes, bacteria culture, and 4 types of antibiotic disks.

KB 009

$40.00

Nutrient Agar Plates (10 petri plates)

Sterile, prepared, ready for immediate use. The most commonly used media for culture of bacterial and fungal organisms. In-store sales only- must be kept refrigerated.

54317

$17.18

Nutrient Agar Bottle

Pours 5 to 6 plates.

KB 010A

$6.00

Petri Dishes (sterile, plastic)

Sleeve of five (5).

$3.00

Petri Dishes (sterile, plastic)

Sleeve of twenty (20).

53181

$6.00