Write Short note on agar and funori
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An agar plate or Petri dish is used to provide a growth medium using a mix of agar and other nutrients in which microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi, can be cultured and observed under the microscope. ... Other ingredients are added to the agar to meet the nutritional needs of the microbes.
A carbohydrate extract from seaweed, primarily Gelidium or Gracilaria. Funori is a type of agar that is used as a weak water-soluble adhesive. It can form a gel at concentrations as low as 1%. It is primarily composed of galactose and is similar to agar. The mucilage has a low viscosity and dries to a thin, flexible, matte film. Funori is traditionally used by Japanese scroll mounters as a consolidant for friable media (AIC Book and Paper Catalog). Funori primarily comes from Japan where it has been cultivated since the 17th century