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Does Sheep blood agar support the growth of most bacteria?
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Yes. Both Gram neg and positive.
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What does Chocolate agar provide?
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It provides the growth requirements for fastidious organisms such as H. influenzae or N. gonorrheae, as well as other less fastidious bacteria.
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What does Mackonkey agar support?
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It supports most Gram negative rods, especially the Enterobacteriaeceae. It inhibits however the growth of Gram positive organisms and some fastidious Gram neg bacteria such as Hemophilus and Neisseria species.
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What is Thayer Martin agar?
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TM medium, which is composed of chocolate agar supplemented with several antibiotics suppresses the growth of nonpathogenic Neisseria and other normal and abnormal flora, but permits the growth of gonococcus.
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Hektoen enteric agar is also a selective medium often used to culture Salmonella and shigella. TRUE/FALSE
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TRUE.
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