Chemicals and Drugs

Culture Media

Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN.

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Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN.

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  • Media, Culture

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, toxicity.

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  1. D27.720.470.305w
  2. E07w.206w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Culture Media. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003470. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003470
  2. Culture Media. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_medium
  3. Culture Media. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575920