Agar Culturing Kit - Advanced

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Our advanced agar kit includes everything you could possibly need for sterilizing your own agar media and pouring your own plates.

Our advanced agar culturing kit includes:

Malt Extract Agar (8 oz; ½ lb)
0.25 gram of Gentamicin Sulfate Antibiotic Powder
Six sleeves of petri dishes (60 dishes in total)
2" x 250' Roll of Parafilm
1000 mL Borosilicate Erlenmeyer Flask
Alcohol Burner Lamp with wick (optional upgrade to wickless lamp available)
Surgical Steel Scalpel with five blades
Inoculation Loop with ten Nichrome wire replacements

Product does not contain any culture or tissue samples.

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Kit Components

1 X	Parafilm M Laboratory Film 2" X 250' Roll Parafilm M laboratory film on a 2" X 250' roll. Parafilm M is ideal for the scientific laboratory because it is a thermoplastic, self-sealing film. It holds moisture loss to a minimum. It offers excellent protection for the contents of tubes, flasks, and petri dishes. The unique properties of... ... more info	$47.95
1 X	1000 mL Borosilicate Erlenmeyer Flask This flat bottom, autoclavable Erlenmeyer flask is made of clear borosilicate glass and is the preferred vessel for mixing and pouring agar plates with. These conical flasks are nonpyrogenic and ideal for culture, storage, media preparation, molecular biology, and related applications. Flasks are... ... more info	$39.95
1 X	Malt Extract Agar (8 oz) Malt Extract Agar (MEA) is an excellent culture medium commonly used for cultivating mushroom spores and cultures. Premixed dehydrated agar formula. Sterilization required (15 PSI for 30-40 minutes). 25 grams of media are recommended per 500 ml of distilled water. ... more info	$20.95
1 X	Inoculation Loop with Replaceable Wire This lab-grade inoculation loop is perfect for amateur and professional mycologists alike! This item comes with 10 Nichrome wire replacements — lasts 10 times longer! The rod handle measures in at 8 1/2" and the Nichrome wire at 3".... ... more info	$12.00
1 X	Alcohol Burner Lamp Glass alcohol burner lamp for doing sterile lab work. Often used to flame sterilize needles and scalpels. 125 ml capacity. 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" glass bowl with a wick assembly that brings the whole to a height of 4-1/2". For use with denatured alcohol only. ... more info	$10.95
1 X	Gentamicin Sulfate Powder (0.25 gram) Gentamicin Sulfate antibiotic powder (0.25 g). A very powerful gram-negative anti-bacterial that is widely used in agar formulations due to its unique ability to withstand autoclave temperatures. This product is 100% autoclavable and for in vitro use only. For laboratory research... ... more info	$9.95
1 X	Surgical Steel Scalpel with Blades Surgical steel scalpel with five individually wrapped sterile blades. This is the preferred type of scalpel/blade combo for agar work due to the handle's thin design and long blades. Perfect for reaching down into culture tubes and sectoring cultures from agar dishes. ... more info	$9.00
6 X	Disposable Stackable Petri Dishes 100mm x 15mm - Sterile - 10/PK Sleeve of 10 sterile disposable petri dishes Standard 100 mm x 15 mm size Perfect for growing out mycelium and strain isolation work All dishes are supplied with lids Lids contain molded spacers for gas exchange Dishes have stacking rings... ... more info	$26.10
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