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What algae is used to prepare a medium for bacterial culture?
Gracilaria algae used for prepare agar agar powder and it act as solidify agent in medium.
What kind of medium is blood agar plate?
Differential medium.
What happens when you prepare a smear from a agar plate or slant without first placing water on slide?
If you prepare a slide from an agar plate without placing water on the slide first the agar will be to lumpy on the slide. It will make to much of the specimen be in one spot.
Where should a label written on an agar plate?
On the base of the agar plate.
Where should a label be written on an agar plate?
On the base of the agar plate.
What does it mean to inoculate an agar plate?
to inoculate an agar plate you would place bacteria on the agar to grow
Why is culture medium cooled 48 temperature before is poured?
In pour plate technique the culture to be grwon is pour in melted agar medium, now when we add the diluted sample in agar plate and if the melted agar is very hot, it can lead to the damage of bacterial or fungal cell and may cause in abruption of growth, so the agar is cooled to get the optimum temp. for growth of microbial cell.
What is nutrient agar?
simply agar medium
What is non-nutrient agar?
simply agar medium
How will you check the sterility of the media?
Agar is a medium, so you are checking the sterility of the agar. After preparation one usually places an agar plate at room temperature and another agar plate at 35 to 37 degrees C. After 24-48 hrs of incubation a visual check is made to see if there is any visible growth on the uninoculated plates. If you are adding blood, etc. to the agar, those components can be checked by subbing them to a blood agar plate to see if there is any growth--which would indicate non-sterile components.
Will s aureus grow on a crystal violet agar plate?
Yes. S. aureus can grow on TSA plate because this plate is general purpose medium and has most nutrient for bacteria growth.
What type of medium is macconkey agar?
types macconkey agar
