Agar
"Agar" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A complex sulfated polymer of galactose units, extracted from Gelidium cartilagineum, Gracilaria confervoides, and related red algae. It is used as a gel in the preparation of solid culture media for microorganisms, as a bulk laxative, in making emulsions, and as a supporting medium for immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis.
| Descriptor ID |
D000362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.360.041
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Agar" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Gao Z, Ge C, Baker RC, Tikekar RV, Buchanan RL. Enhancement of Thermal Inactivation of Cronobacter sakazakii in Apple Juice at 58?C by Inclusion of Butyl Para-Hydroxybenzoate and Malic Acid. J Food Prot. 2022 11 01; 85(11):1515-1521.
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Smith-Jeffcoat SE, Eisenach KD, Joloba M, Ssengooba W, Namaganda C, Nsereko M, Okware B, Cavanaugh JS, Cegielski JP. Quantification of multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis bacilli in sputum during the first 8 weeks of treatment. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022 Nov 01; 26(11):1058-1064.