Agar (Granulated) BD Difco™ 500 g. Used as a solidifying agent for culture media. Carefully monitored for cultural response, solubility and gelation temperature. High quality agar for use in clinics and biotechnology, equivalent to BD BiTek™. Suitable for culturing recombinant strains of Escherichia coli (HB 101) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. May be used for general bacteriological purposes where clarity is not a strict requirement.