What are the applications of culture media?

Culture mediums have various applications such as microbiological research, diagnostics, agriculture, in pharmaceuticals, and in the food industry. Culture media is commonly used in microbiology for growing and isolating microorganisms such as bacteria for different areas of research. In diagnosis, culture media is used for detecting viruses such as Covid and others. This is done through the SWABS: iCLean Swabs-NP culture media test. Culture media is also crucial in developing vaccines, since they are derived from microorganisms. In the food industry, culture media help to analyze food quality and testing for contaminants. These are carried out using immunoassays. In agriculture, culture media are used to research plant-microbe interactions.