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What is the difference between a mixed culture and a contaminated culture?
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∙ 16y ago
A mixed culture is a container that holds two or more identified and easily differentiated species of microorganisms. A contaminated culture was once pure or mixed (and thus a known entity) but since had contaminants (unwanted microbes of uncertain identity) introduced into it.
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∙ 8y agoA mixed culture is often what you get when you collect samples. These samples could be from a wound or from a sore throat. A contamination is caused by a mistake on the part of someone handling the sample or culture.
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Why is it necessary to isolate individualcolonies from a mixed growth?
In order to identify any of the species in a mixed culture, you first have to isolate individual colonies and grow them in a pure culture. You can't perform tests to identify bacteria in a mixed culture.
Why obtain pure culture of bacteria from a mixed culture?
i obtain pure culture of bacteria from a mixed culture for obtain pure one bacterial culture
What is dominican characteristics?
Dominicans don't have certain characteristics. There are fair skin, dark skin, and in between. Its a mixed culture therefore its people are diverse.
Why is the culture broth continually mixed?
to maintain the temperature
Difference between mixing a compound and mixing a mixture?
A mixture contain compounds; to obtain a mixture two or more compounds must be mixed.
What is the difference between pure culture and auxanic culture?
A pure culture is one in which only one kind of microbial species is found whereas in mixed culture two or more microbial species formed colonies.
What is the difference between Aniline Point and Mixed Aniline Point?
There is no any such difference between Aniline point and mixed Aniline point . . . . .
What is the difference between market economy and mixed economy?
The difference between market economy and mixed economy is that a marked economy is a marked economy and a mixed economy is a mixed economy
What is one example of mixed culture between the Europeans and the Natives?
Aboriginal women marrying French men is an example from Cartier's time of mixed culture between the two cultures as it was very rare at that time.
What is difference between merit and mixed goods?
Yes
What is the difference between Jewish schools and Mixed schools?
Well, the Jewish schools are Jewish and the Mixed schools are mixed.
What is the Difference between mixed cropping and mixed farming?
mixed farming is the process of growing cops and feeding livestock
Are mixed cultures are also referred to as a contaminated cultures?
NO
What is the difference between a market economy and a mixed economy?
In a mixed economy, there are more government regulations.
What does subtracting mixed numbers mean?
In means calculating the difference between one mixed number and another mixed number.
Suppose you are viewing a Gram stained field of red rods and purple cocci through the microscope What do you conclude?
The rods will be gram negative, the cocci are gram positive: most likely, the slide was made from a mixed culture of bacteria, or the culture was contaminated.
What is the difference between pure and mixed matter?
The difference between pure and mixed matter is apparent only on the atomic or molecular level. A pure matter has only one component, while a mixed matter has 2 or more components! :)
