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Selective Media
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To detect the presence of specific microorganisms assoc. with disease or poor sanitation.
suppress growth of unwanted bacteria and enc. growth of desired microbes |
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Brilliant Green Agar
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inhibits gram positive and permits gram negative
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Differential Media
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Easier to distinguish colonies of the desired organism from other colonies growing on same plate.
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Agar
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Is common solidifying agent for culture medium.
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Mixed and pure cultures
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Mixed Culture - if populationms of different organisms are present
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Pure Culture
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usually obtained by streak method.
If only one type of organism is present |
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Colony
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Is visible mass obtained from one cell.
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liquid media
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agar common solidifying agent for culture medium.
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Enrichment culture
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To incrase very samll numbers of desired type of orgnism to detectable levels.
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