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EMB is a selective medium Is it also a defined or an undefined medium Why is that formulation desirable?
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EMB is an undefined selective/differential medium. It contains aniline dyes (methylene blue and eosin), which inhibit the growth of Gram-positive bacteria selecting for Gram-negative bacteria. EMB also contains lactose which makes the media differential based on an organisms ability to ferment lactose
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Macconkey agar is a selective medium and it is also a defined or a undefined medium so why is that a formulation desirable?
This type of agar is designed to grow gram-negative bacteria. It will not grow gram-positive bacteria due to a dye in the formula of the agar.
Is EMB agar a defined or undefined medium?
undefined
Emergent properties of living systems are defined as properties that?
organization metabolism selective response genetic material
How does liquid differ from a gas?
A liquid has no defined shape, but has a defined volume. A gas has no defined shape and no defined volume.
Do solid objects have a defined volume?
yes volume has a defined shape and volume gas does not have a definite shape or volume liquid does not have defined shape but does have define volume
Macconkey agar is a selective medium and it is also a defined or a undefined medium so why is that a formulation desirable?
This type of agar is designed to grow gram-negative bacteria. It will not grow gram-positive bacteria due to a dye in the formula of the agar.
Is macConkey agar defined or undefined?
Undefined.
Why are undefined terms called undefined?
A term that is undefined mean simply that it is not defined. The prefix un means not, and if you add it to the word defined, ta da, you get undefined.
How are undefined terms and defined terms relate to each other?
"Defined items" are defined in terms of "undefined terms".
Why is undefined terms in geometric is called undefined?
they are not defined
Is EMB agar a defined or undefined medium?
undefined
Why is set an undefined term?
A set can be defined or undefined.
How are defined terms and undefined terms relate to each other?
"Defined items" are defined in terms of "undefined terms".
Is zero undefined?
Zero is pretty well defined. Division by zero is undefined.
What is zero times undefined?
logically, if any number divided by 0 is undefined, than according to reverse operation, undefined times zero should be any number which would make it undefined. 0/1 x 1/0 = 0/0 which is undefined Also, "undefined" means it's undefined. If one of the factors is not defined, then you can't very well expect the product to be defined; now can you !
Is defined as an important relationship you have with another person?
undefined.
Is the absolute of zero always undefined?
No, it is defined as zero.
