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Bacteriologic media
quiz 4
Question | Answer |
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Which type of media supports the growth of non-fastidious microbes? | Supportive |
Which type of media provides extra nutrients for fastidious microbes, while still allowing the non-fastidious ones to grow? | Enriched |
Which type of media allows the growth of one gram stain morphology while inhibiting the other; accomplished with chemicals (antibiotics) and dyes? | Selective |
Which type of media differentiates based on a specificcharacteristic after the colony grows on the agar? | Differential |
BAP | Blood adgar plate. Differential types of hemolysis. |
TSA | Tryptic Soy Agar.Basic supportive media used for non-fastidious organisms. |
PEA | Phenylethylalcohol Agar. This media inhibits the growth of gram-neg bacilli while encouraging growth of most gram-pos. |
CHOC | Chocolate Agar. Is made with blood that has been heated to liberate the hemoglobin required for very fastidious organisma to grow. |
MAC | MacConkey's Agar. Media incorporates one or more ingredients that will inhibit the growth of gram pos cocci whil encouraging the growth of non- fastidious gram-neg bacilli Also allows us to differentiatebetween lactose and non=lactose |