Product Name
Cyanophycean Agar
Product Overview
Cyanophycean Agar is used for the isolation and cultivation of Blue green Algae.
Form
White to cream homogeneous free flowing powder
Characteristic
Cultural characteristics observed after an incubation at 35-37 centigrade for 18-48 hours.
Storage
Store below 30 centigrade in tightly closed container and the prepared medium at 2-8 centigrade.
Instructions
Suspend 20.3 grams in 1000 ml distilled water. Heat to boiling to dissolve the medium completely. Sterilize by autoclavingat 15 lbs pressure (121 centigrade) for 3 minutes. Cool to 45 centigrade and aseptically add one drop of 1% separately autoclaved solution offerrous ammonium citrate to 100 ml sterile medium. Mix well and pour into sterile Petri plates.