{"id":4724,"date":"2015-01-09T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=4724"},"modified":"2020-10-23T17:42:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T23:42:34","slug":"how-is-agar-used-in-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/how-is-agar-used-in-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tip: How is Agar Used in Labs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_4726\" style=\"width: 153px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/i\/cole-parmer-potato-dextrose-agar-500-g-jar\/1420028\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4726\" class=\"wp-image-4726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cole-parmer-potato-dextrose-agar-500-g-jar.gif\" alt=\"Cole-Parmer\u00ae Potato Dextrose Agar, 500 g jar\" width=\"143\" height=\"185\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cole-Parmer\u00ae Potato Dextrose Agar, 500 g jar<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><p>Versatile is an apt word for <a href=\"\/c\/agar-and-agarose\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">agar<\/a> as it is found in everything from microbiology cultures to Japanese desserts. Agar is not degraded by bacteria and in labs agar is purified and heated to produce agarose. Agarose is used in electrophoresis for separating and analyzing proteins, DNA, and RNA.<\/p>\n<p>Agar culture media are commonly used for isolation, differentiation, identification, susceptibility, and quality control. <a href=\"\/p\/contact-plate-media\/58537\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Prepared media plates<\/a> save time and money as they are standardized for consistent performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Versatile is an apt word for agar as it is found in everything from microbiology cultures to Japanese desserts. 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