No.
No. The cheek cells are what are swabbed off and other substances in the mouth are excluded.
Your hands were swabbed at the airport for security purposes to check for any traces of explosives or other prohibited substances.
Swabbed as in the action "to swab" or "to clean" is a verb. A verb is a word that describes either an action (walk, run, etc), an occurrence (become, happen, etc) or state of being (stand, exist, etc).
Of course not.. He is just looking to have his bayonet swabbed by someone different..
Yes, agar needs to be added to the petri dish before swabbing the bacteria. The agar provides a nutrient-rich medium for the bacteria to grow and form visible colonies. The bacteria are then swabbed onto the surface of the agar to initiate growth.
more likely than not, yes.
If you use one that isn't sterile, you will not know where the bacteria are from. The swab or the area you swabbed.
For a throat culture a sample of swabbed material is cultured, or grown, in the laboratory on a medium that allows technicians to determine what kind of bacteria are present.
Passengers are randomly selected for swabbing at airports as part of security measures to detect any traces of explosives or prohibited substances on their belongings.
The TSA swabbed your phone during security screening to check for any traces of explosives or other prohibited substances.
Airport security swabbed your bag during the screening process to check for any traces of explosives or other prohibited substances.
The TSA swabbed your hands during the security screening process to check for any traces of explosives or other prohibited substances.