Black Pre-Poured Agar Plates PDYA with Activated Carbon

Description

While simple at face value, pouring agar can be time consuming and if not done right, a complete waste of time. That’s where I come in! With years of experience starting from a still air box and working up to a 4×4 flow hood, I love spending time in the lab and doubly so when it feeds my family! I offer pre-poured agar at a significant savings to other retailers online, and I like to think my sensible approach helps to encourage others to try agar once they realize it’s not so scary!

Pre-Poured Black Carbon Agar Petri Dishes

P(otato) D(extrose) (Y)east A(gar) (aka PDYA) is the current formulation in production for Black Carbon pre-poured petri dishes. If you’re looking for traditional PDYA, click here.

Storage life of pre-poured agar plates depends on how you store them, kept in the bag (or another sealed container) they arrive in & refrigerated they can last for some time. If sealed with parafilm and left out in the open, they will dry within a few months. Slants however are completely sealed, and need no special storage considerations other than post inoculation/colonization cold storage is recommended with the health of the culture in mind (other thank pink oysters!) this applies to stored petri dishes though they will still dry out in time if not kept sealed.

Want to learn how to pour your own? See my tools & resources section for links to bulk agar, and the article I wrote on pouring agar for mushrooms to learn how it’s done & learn about a unique agar recipe you probably haven’t heard of!

Do you do a LOT of culture work for mushrooms?

Consider my pre-poured agar subscription service which offers monthly & quarterly (every 3 months) petri dish or slant deliveries. Always $1/ea (aside from antibiotic additives) for subscribers, you also receive discounted flat rate $10 shipping on any quantity ordered as well as complimentary parafilm (or alternative) for each dish.

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