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GK QUESTION#3924

Select the INCORRECT statement about Agar.

  1. AAgar is used to grow microbes.
  2. BAgar, one of the commercial products obtained from red algae, gelidium and gracilaria.
  3. CIt is used as a nutrient and source of fat of bacterial culture.Correct answer
  4. DIt is used in preparations of ice-creams and jellies.
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C. It is used as a nutrient and source of fat of bacterial culture.

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Choice C is incorrect. Agar is a polysaccharide gelling agent from red algae, used to solidify many culture media and in food preparations. It is not a fat source and generally serves as the medium's solidifying matrix rather than its main nutrient.

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