What agar substitute can I use to culture Thermophiles at 80 to 95 °C so as to view colonies?

17 November 2022 1 2K Report

I will be working with thermophiles, and I want to culture them on solid media, and view colonies. However, traditional agar melts at lower temperatures, and my desired temperature is 80 °C

Nikola Hanišáková

Hi, I do not have personal experience with it but I have often seen Gellan Gum as the one that is recommended for this purpose.

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