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How can organisms that dont use starch grow on a starch agar plate?
Organisms that do not use starch grows on a starch agar plate by using other organisms. The other organisms break down the starch into sugar and the starch intolerant organisms can complete those simple sugars.
Does Mycobacterium phlei grow on EMB agar?
yes it can be grow in EMB agar.
Can Lactobacillus grow on blood agar?
yes
A bacterial species that grows on blood agar but will not grow on trypticase soy agar is termed an anaerobe?
false
Why are some bacteria able to grow on count agar that contains milk even though they do not produce any proteases?
Because plate count agar is still agar. therefore, it still has all the nutrients that bacteria require to grow.
Why do bacteria grow heavily on starch agar but don't produce alpha amylase?
The ingredients in starch agar consist of carbohydrate sources in addition to starch. For example, starch could be added to trypticase soy agar (TSA) to test for hydrolysis. Remember, microorganisms are highly versatile and just because they cannot utilize certain nutrients does not mean that they cannot grow in the presence of that substance (in this case starch).
What ingredient in PEA supplies nitrogen?
PEA agar, also referred to as Phenylethyl Alcohol Agar is a medium used by microbiologists to grow microorganisms. The ingredient that supplies nitrogen is casein.
How can organisms that dont use starch grow on a starch agar plate?
Organisms that do not use starch grows on a starch agar plate by using other organisms. The other organisms break down the starch into sugar and the starch intolerant organisms can complete those simple sugars.
Does E. coli hydrolyze casein?
no, E. coli does not hydrolyze starch; if you grow a culture on a starch plate and incubate it at 37 Celsius for 24 hours and then flood the plate with iodine, you will see no reactiojn (ie: clear area developing around the growth).
Does Mycobacterium phlei grow on EMB agar?
yes it can be grow in EMB agar.
Which ingredient supplies carbon in the mannitol salt agar?
mannitol is a type of sugar, so it supplies the carbon in the MSA medium
If an organism can grow on both a nutrient agar and a MacConkey Agar on which would you expect it to grow better?
The organism would be expected to grow better in nutrient agar. Nutrient agar is rich in nutrients and microorganisms grow well when there is availability of nutrients.
What agar does Corynebacterium xerosis grow on?
Brain Heart Infusion Agar
What does it mean to inoculate an agar plate?
to inoculate an agar plate you would place bacteria on the agar to grow
Will Moraxella grow on maconkey agar?
No
What type of semisolid medium is used to grow bacteria?
Agar is a semi solid medium used to grow bacteria.
Can obligate hyper thermophiles grow on agar?
no
