Thermo Scientific Chemicals LB Agar plate with 100μg/mL Ampicillin

Description

LB agar plate, also known as Luria Bertani medium with agar, is used to grow Escherichia coli and other bacterial cultures.

LB Agar plate with 100μg/ml ampicillin is used with recombinant strains of E.coli containing plasmids with the resistance gene to Ampicillin such as pBluescript and pUC series of plasmids.

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General Description

• LB agar plate is a nutrient-rich media frequently used to culture bacteria in the lab, including Escherichia coli

Application

• LB agar plate is used to culture bacteria in microbiology research. These plates are commonly used during cloning experiments to amplify antibiotic-resistant, competent bacteria
• The addition of agar to LB medium helps form a gel that allows bacteria to grow. The bacteria cannot digest the agar but can obtain the needed nutrients to grow from the LB medium
• The addition of ampicillin (100 μg/mL) to these plates allows selection of the bacteria that can grow in the presence of ampicillin which is conferred by a plasmid carrying the antibiotic resistance gene

Specifications

• Content And Storage: 2°C to 8°C
• Form: Solid
• Media Type: LB Agar
• For Use With (Application): For growth of Escherichia coli, plasmid and other bacterial cultures
• Packaging Type: Plate
• Quantity: 20 Plates
• Height (Metric): 15 mm
• Diameter (Metric) Outside: 10 cm

Safety and Handling

SDS

RUO – Research Use Only