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Nutrient agar is a general-purpose, nutrient medium used for the cultivation of microbes. It is frequently used for isolation and purification of cultures. As we are using it here, it can also be used as a means for producing the bacterial lawns needed for antibiotic sensitivity tests.utrient agar consists of heat-stable digestive products of proteins (called peptones) and beef extract. Both of these provide amino acids, minerals, and other nutrients used by a wide variety of bacteria for growth.
Characteristics of the components used in nutrient agar/broth. 1  Beef extract is an aqueous extract of lean beef tissues. 2  Peptone is made by digesting proteinaceous materials e.g., meat, casein, gelatin, using acids or enzymes. 3  Agar is a complex carbohydrate obtained from certain marine algae. It is used as a solidifying agent for media and does not have any nutritive value. Agar gels when the temperature of media reaches 45Â°C and melts when the temperature reaches 95 Â°C. Preparation of Nutrient Agar