Culture plate

In biology and related fields, a culture plate is a low flat-bottomed laboratory container for growing a layer of organisms such as bacterias, molds, and cells on a thin layer of nutrient medium. The most common types are the Petri dish[1][2] and the multiwell plate.[3]

Multiwell culture plates
Penicillium mold colonies in a Petri dish

See also
  • Roux culture bottle
  • Test tube

References
  1. R. C. Dubey (2014): A Textbook Of Biotechnology For Class-XI, 4th edition, page 469. ISBN 9788121924177
  2. (2019): "Item 1219C98: Square Petri dish w/ grid". Thomas Scientific online catalog. Accessed on 2019-10-25.
  3. (2019): "Cell Culture Plates: Well Plates & Microplates". Thermo-Fischer online catalog. Accessed on 2019-10-25
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