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Agar plate. An agar plate is a Petri dish that contains a growth medium (typically agar plus nutrients) used to culture microorganisms or small plants like the moss Physcomitrella patens. Selective growth compounds may also be added to the media, such as antibiotics.
Fun fact: halophilic (salt-loving) microbes are often used in the creation of fish sauce. I believe that it helps it ferment, although I don't know the exact chemistry. So it is actually possible for microorganisms to grow in fish sauce, despite the high salinity.