(thing) by BioTech Mon May 27 2002 at 19:47:03
An agar medium used to grow fungi and soil bacteria which feed on decaying organic material (called saprobes). The medium contents include sugars, water, and salt.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

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