The blood used in the agar is also treated beforehand to remove a molecule called fibrin, which participates in the clotting of blood. The absence of fibrin ensures that clotting of the blood does not occur in the agar, which could interfere with the visual detection of the hemolytic reactions.
Chebeague Island, Maine. Chebeague Island is an island town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, located in Casco Bay, 10 miles (16 km) from Portland. These islands are sometimes referred to as an older, now archaic term The Calendar Islands because there was once a belief that the approximate number of islands was 365.
Pemaquid Point is the next peninsula traveling Down East after Boothbay Harbor. The towns of Pemaquid, New Harbor, Bristol and Round Pond are off the usual path of most Maine tourists heading for Camden or Bar Harbor. Pemaquid is home to one of Maine's most iconic lighthouses. In fact, the Pemaquid Light is on the Maine quarter, the first U.S. coin to feature a lighthouse. The Pemaquid Point Light was built in 1835, and marks the entrance to Muscongus Bay and Johns Bay.