Julius Richard Petri
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Julius Richard Petri was a German microbiologist who is generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, which is named after him, while working as assistant to bacteriologist Rob
The Petri dish, widely used in microbiology studies to culture microorganisms
Petri dish
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A Petri dish is a shallow transparent lidded dish that biologists use to hold growth medium in which cells can be cultured, originally, cells of bacteria, fungi, and small mosses.
A glass Petri dish, Mac Conkey agar and medium
A Petri dish with bacterial colonies on an agar-based growth medium
Axenic cell culture of the plant Physcomitrella patens on an agarplate in a Petri dish