Description

Petri dishes are often used to make agar plates for microbiology studies. The dish is partially filled with warm liquid containing agar and a mixture of specific ingredients that may include nutrients, blood, salts, carbohydrates, dyes, indicators, amino acids or antibiotics. Petri dish is a shallow, cylindrical, round glass dish, which is used to culture different microorganism and cells. ... The most important and common use of a petri dish is to culture cells. Cells are provided with appropriate environmental conditions and food which helps them to grow in the given medium.