This refers to media that has been made with additional silicate added. Silicate is necessary to culture diatoms or other organisms that have a silica requirement.
Example Media: Soil Extract + Sodium Metasilicate Medium
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Modified on: Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 12:57 PM
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