<prompt> Culture media are sterilized by:AutoclavingBradiationHot air ovenTyndallisation  <response>: Key Points:-Uses of autoclave: The autoclave has many uses, which are given below:It is a good method to sterilize heat-resistant materials, such as glassware, cloth surgical dressings, rubber gloves, metallic instruments, liquids, paper, some media, and some heat-resistant plastics.It is also useful for sterilization of heat-sensitive items, such as plastic Petri plates that need to be discarded.It is useful for sterilization of materials that cannot withstand the higher temperature of the hot-air oven.Parija SC. Textbook of Microbiology Immunology. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2014. Page: 26 