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Why did the most fastidious organism grow poorly in the chemically defined medium?
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Why fastidious organism grow poorly in chemically defined medium?
because fastidious organisms require specific nutrients that can not be supplied to them in the chemically defined medium therfore dont grow as well
What types of media does fastidious organism grow on?
An enriched medium
Is blood heart infusion agar a defined or a complex medium?
Blood agar is enriched medium which are complex media to which an extra nutrient source (such as blood in this case) is added to encourage the growth of fastidious heterotrophs.
What are the best conditions for cultivating streptococci?
The best conditions for cultivating streptococci is a bacterium that is fastidious. It likes complex medium containing blood cultivating at 37 degrees Celsius.
Is EMB agar a defined or undefined medium?
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Why fastidious organism grow poorly in chemically defined medium?
because fastidious organisms require specific nutrients that can not be supplied to them in the chemically defined medium therfore dont grow as well
What types of media does fastidious organism grow on?
An enriched medium
Can fastidious organism be grown on a general purpose medium?
No because fastidious organisms, or organisms that have highly elaborate and specific nutritional needs, do not grow on a general purpose medium because they require the addition of one or more growth-supporting substances, enrichments such as additional plant or animal extracts, vitamins, or blood.
Is blood heart infusion agar a defined or a complex medium?
Blood agar is enriched medium which are complex media to which an extra nutrient source (such as blood in this case) is added to encourage the growth of fastidious heterotrophs.
A common medium used for growing fastidious bacteria is?
Blood Agar, and trypticase soy agar grows semi fastidious
Why is Tryptic soy agar considered a complex medium?
It's complex because the constituent elements of the medium (enzymatic digests of casein and soybean) are present in an undefined amount, and an amount which will vary from batch to batch. Contrast this to a chemically defined medium which will always contain the exact amount of constituent.
How is respiration defined?
The term respiration denotes the exchange of the respiratory gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between the organism and the medium in which it lives and between the cells of the body and the tissue fluid that bathes them.
What term is defined as any substance through which energy travel?
A medium
What is the difference between complete and minimal medium?
A complete medium has all the nutrition that is required by a particular strain of an organism. A minimal medium only has the nutrition required by wild types of organism strains.
If an organism grows in an OF-glucose medium that is exposed to air is the organism oxidative or fermentative?
Oxidative
What are the best conditions for cultivating streptococci?
The best conditions for cultivating streptococci is a bacterium that is fastidious. It likes complex medium containing blood cultivating at 37 degrees Celsius.
Is EMB agar a defined or undefined medium?
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