Nutrient Agar in Pakistan

Description

• Nutrient agar is used for the culture of less fastidious organisms as a general medium.
• It is also used for routine culture of microorganisms from typical environmental samples like water, food, and even air.
• Used for the demonstration and teaching purposes as it doesn’t contain harmful substances and can be used for the isolation of multiple microorganisms.
• It is one of the most common media used for the enumeration of bacteria from environmental samples.
• Nutrient agar is recommended by standard methods as it has a simple composition which can even be prepared within a laboratory.