 Agar
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A complex sulfated polymer of galactose units, extracted from Gelidium cartilagineum, Gracilaria confervoides, and related red algae. It is used as a gel in the preparation of solid culture media for microorganisms, as a bulk laxative, in making emulsions, and as a supporting medium for immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis.
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D000362
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D09.698.360.041
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Agar" by people in Profiles.
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Camfield E, Bowman A, Choi J, Gwinn K, Labbe N, Rajan K, Ownley B, Moustaid-Moussa N, D'Souza DH. Switchgrass extractives to mitigate Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium contamination of romaine lettuce at pre- and postharvest. J Food Sci. 2022 Aug; 87(8):3620-3631.
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Jens JN, Breiner DJ, Phelan VV. Spray-Based Application of Matrix to Agar-Based Microbial Samples for Reproducible Sample Adherence in MALDI MSI. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2022 Apr 06; 33(4):731-734.
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Lellouche J, Schwartz D, Elmalech N, Ben Dalak MA, Temkin E, Paul M, Geffen Y, Yahav D, Eliakim-Raz N, Durante-Mangoni E, Iossa D, Bernardo M, Daikos GL, Skiada A, Pantazatou A, Antoniadou A, Mouton JW, Carmeli Y. Combining VITEK? 2 with colistin agar dilution screening assist timely reporting of colistin susceptibility. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Jun; 25(6):711-716.
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Damron FH, Barbier M, McKenney ES, Schurr MJ, Goldberg JB. Genes required for and effects of alginate overproduction induced by growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on Pseudomonas isolation agar supplemented with ammonium metavanadate. J Bacteriol. 2013 Sep; 195(18):4020-36.
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Yang JY, Phelan VV, Simkovsky R, Watrous JD, Trial RM, Fleming TC, Wenter R, Moore BS, Golden SS, Pogliano K, Dorrestein PC. Primer on agar-based microbial imaging mass spectrometry. J Bacteriol. 2012 Nov; 194(22):6023-8.
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Adler A, Navon-Venezia S, Moran-Gilad J, Marcos E, Schwartz D, Carmeli Y. Laboratory and clinical evaluation of screening agar plates for detection of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from surveillance rectal swabs. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jun; 49(6):2239-42.
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Klevay M, Ebinger A, Diekema D, Messer S, Hollis R, Pfaller M. Disk diffusion testing using Candida sp. colonies taken directly from CHROMagar Candida medium may decrease time required to obtain results. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jul; 43(7):3497-9.
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Sasser M, Kunitsky C, Jackoway G, Ezzell JW, Teska JD, Harper B, Parker S, Barden D, Blair H, Breezee J, Carpenter J, Cheek WV, DeMartino M, Evans B, Ezzell JW, Francesconi S, Franko E, Gardner W, Glazier M, Greth K, Harper B, Hart T, Hodel M, Holmes-Talbot K, Hopkins KL, Iqbal A, Johnson D, Krader P, Madonna A, McDowell M, McKee ML, Park M, Parker S, Pentella M, Radosevic J, Robison RA, Rotzoll B, Scott K, Smith M, Syed N, Tang J, Teska JD, Trinh H, Williams LI, Wolcott M. Identification of Bacillus anthracis from culture using gas chromatographic analysis of fatty acid methyl esters. J AOAC Int. 2005 Jan-Feb; 88(1):178-81.
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Shelton JC, Bader DL, Lee DA. Mechanical conditioning influences the metabolic response of cell-seeded constructs. Cells Tissues Organs. 2003; 175(3):140-50.
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Hoppe JE, Theurer-Mainka U, Stern M. Comparison of three methods for culturing throat swabs from cystic fibrosis patients. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Jul; 33(7):1896-8.
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