"Agar" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A complex sulfated polymer of galactose units, extracted from Gelidium cartilagineum, Gracilaria confervoides, and related red algae. It is used as a gel in the preparation of solid culture media for microorganisms, as a bulk laxative, in making emulsions, and as a supporting medium for immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis.
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D000362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.360.041
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Agar" by people in Profiles.
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Bacterial Biofilm Material Properties Enable Removal and Transfer by Capillary Peeling. Adv Mater. 2018 Nov; 30(46):e1804153.
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Characterization of internal structure of hydrated agar and gelatin matrices by cryo-SEM. Electrophoresis. 2013 Feb; 34(3):405-8.
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Rectal screening for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases: comparison of real-time PCR and culture using two selective screening agar plates. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Aug; 50(8):2596-600.
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Cerebrospinal fluid broth culture isolates: their significance for antibiotic treatment. Am J Clin Pathol. 1997 Aug; 108(2):217-21.
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Periodic phenomena in Proteus mirabilis swarm colony development. J Bacteriol. 1996 Nov; 178(22):6525-38.
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The bone marrow agar section: a morphologic and immunohistochemical evaluation. Mod Pathol. 1993 Sep; 6(5):592-8.
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Evaluation of cycloserine-cefoxitin-fructose agar and cycloserine-cefoxitin-fructose broth for recovery of Clostridium difficile from environmental sites. J Clin Microbiol. 1991 Nov; 29(11):2633-5.
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The use of Mudlac transposons as tools for vital staining to visualize clonal and non-clonal patterns of organization in bacterial growth on agar surfaces. J Gen Microbiol. 1984 May; 130(5):1169-81.
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Assay of 27 antimicrobials using a microbiological method. Minn Med. 1983 May; 66(5):321-4.
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CHROMATOGRAPHY OF ANIMAL VIRUSES ON PEARL-CONDENSED AGAR. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1964 Mar 30; 79:399-406.