Culture Medium

What is a Culture Medium?

A Culture medium also known as a growth medium is a liquid or gel designed to support the growth of microorganisms or cells,[1] or small plants. [1]

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Source(s) Derived From	Animal Sources, Plant Sources, Other Natural Sources There are two major types of growth media: those used for cell culture, which use specific cell types derived from plants or animals, and microbiological culture, which are used for growing microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeast. [1]
Natural or Artificial?	Natural
References	Growth medium - Wikipedia
Aliases (Also Known As)	Soy Cultured Media Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) Natural Natural & Possibly Unsafe Artificial Artificial & Possibly Unsafe Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Action	User	Date/Time
Ingredient added	UPC Food Search	January 23, 2013 @ 8:31 PM