Fanny Hesse
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Fanny Hesse is best known for her work in microbiology alongside her husband, Walther Hesse. Following her initial suggestion of using agar as an alternative to gelatin, they were instrumental in pion
Fanny Hesse, c. 1883
An agar plate for laboratory use
Growth medium
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A growth medium or culture medium is a solid, liquid, or semi-solid designed to support the growth of a population of microorganisms or cells via the process of cell proliferation or small plants like
An agar plate – an example of a bacterial growth medium*: Specifically, it is a streak plate; the orange lines and dots are formed by bacterial colonies.
US Food and Drug Administration scientist tests for Salmonella
A culture of Salmonella bacteria
Physcomitrella patens plants growing axenically on agar plates (Petri dish, 9 cm diameter)