Agar stab

1. Agar stab
 Stab culture a culture into which the organisms are introduced by thrusting a needle deep
into the medium.
 Stab cultures are similar to agar plates, but are formed by solid agar in a test tube.
 Bacteria are introduced via an inoculation needle or a pipette tip being stabbed into the
center of the agar.
 Bacteria grow in the punctured area.
 It is using for the analysis of motility or oxygen usage, or when inoculating certain types
of solid medium.
 This particular method of inoculation allows one to culture a microorganism under
limited oxygen exposure.
 Stab cultures are most commonly used for short-term storage or shipment of cultures.
Agar stab