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What type of media is used for growing a culture from a throat specimen?
blood and chocolate agar plates as well as in universities laboratory Nutrient agar plates are also provided
What is sheeps blood agar made of?
Sheeps blood
Blood agar and chocolate agar are types of enriched media that inhibit certain?
bacteria
How do you strelise blood agar?
You can't sterilize blood as it would hemolize. Blood is sterilized aseptically when it is purchased-meaning the animal (lets say a sheep) is killed in a certain way to ensure this happens. So the blood in your blood agar plate has already been aseptically sterilized
Do blood agar support viral cultivation?
No, blood agar does not support viral cultivation. Blood agar is primarily used for culturing bacteria, as it contains nutrients that promote bacterial growth. Viruses require living host cells to replicate, so they cannot be cultured on standard agar media like blood agar.
Which ingredient in PEA supplies carbon?
Casein is the ingredient in PEA that supplies carbon, as well as nitrogen. PEA is also known as Phenylethyl Alcohol Blood Agar.
Does Chromobacterium violaceum pit blood agar?
No it does not pit blood agar I am curently studying Chromobcaterium violaceum and recently grew it on a sheep blood agar it did not pit it. Cv turned the agar a brown color.
A common medium used for growing fastidious bacteria is?
Blood Agar, and trypticase soy agar grows semi fastidious
What is the purpose of stabbing the blood agar?
By stabbing the blood agar, the hemolysis will be easier to see and identify.
How do you make pitri dish gel agar?
Agar is generally made by mixing the powdered form with varying ingredients. The powder is based on seaweed extract for nutrient agar, and nutrient agar is generally a base for most other agars - eg. Horse Blood Agar is nutrient agar with horses blood added; Choc agar has defibrinated (cooked) horses blood added.
What type of media is used for growing a culture from a throat specimen?
blood and chocolate agar plates as well as in universities laboratory Nutrient agar plates are also provided
What is sheeps blood agar made of?
Sheeps blood
Agar media required for growth of Neisseria meningitidis?
sheep blood agarchocolate agar
Blood agar and chocolate agar are types of enriched media that inhibit certain?
bacteria
How do you strelise blood agar?
You can't sterilize blood as it would hemolize. Blood is sterilized aseptically when it is purchased-meaning the animal (lets say a sheep) is killed in a certain way to ensure this happens. So the blood in your blood agar plate has already been aseptically sterilized
Does agar agar produce collagen?
Agar agar does not produce collagen. It is a plant-based alternative to gelatin and is commonly used as a vegan substitute in cooking and baking. Collagen is a protein found in animals, especially in their connective tissues.
Do blood agar support viral cultivation?
No, blood agar does not support viral cultivation. Blood agar is primarily used for culturing bacteria, as it contains nutrients that promote bacterial growth. Viruses require living host cells to replicate, so they cannot be cultured on standard agar media like blood agar.
