"Agar" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.360.041
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| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Agar" by people in Profiles.
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Synthesis and characterization of novel organo-hydrogel based agar, glycerol and peppermint oil as a natural drug carrier/release material. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2021 Jan; 118:111534.
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Multicenter Evaluation of Colistin Broth Disk Elution and Colistin Agar Test: a Report from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 11; 57(11).
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Development and multicentre validation of an agar-based screening method for echinocandin susceptibility testing of Aspergillus species. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 08 01; 74(8):2247-2254.
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Development of a novel and economical agar-based non-adherent three-dimensional culture method for enrichment of cancer stem-like cells. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2018 09 26; 9(1):243.
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Evaluation of colistin stability in agar and comparison of four methods for MIC testing of colistin. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Feb; 37(2):345-353.
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Evaluation of Bruker Biotyper and Vitek MS for the identification of Candida tropicalis on different solid culture media. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2019 Aug; 52(4):604-611.
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Dry-heat inactivation of "Mycobacterium canettii". BMC Res Notes. 2017 Jun 09; 10(1):201.
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Fluconazole-containing agar Sabouraud dextrose plates are not useful when screening for susceptibility in Candida albicans. Rev Esp Quimioter. 2017 Apr; 30(2):127-130.
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A retrospective study comparing agar plate culture, indirect immunofluorescence and real-time PCR for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection. Parasitology. 2017 05; 144(6):812-816.
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Role of inoculum and mutant frequency on fosfomycin MIC discrepancies by agar dilution and broth microdilution methods in Enterobacteriaceae. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 May; 23(5):325-331.