What does "+Si" or "+Sodium Metasilicate" mean?

Modified on Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 12:38 PM

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.

E.g.: Soil Extract + Sodium Metasilicate Medium

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