NUTRIENT AGAR (as per IP)

Nutrient Agar is a basic culture medium used for maintaining microorganisms, for purity checking prior to biochemical or serological testing. It is used for the cultivation and enumeration of bacteria, which are not particularly fastidious. In semisolid form it is used for maintenance of control or standard organisms. Indian Pharmacopoeia has recommended it for microbial limit tests of viable aerobic microorganism present in pharmaceutical substances.

for general purpose medium which may be used as enriched medium by incorporating blood or other biological ?uids