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Both this media share some characeristics.MH it is a vuniversal media used routinlly in bacteriological labs to test antibiotic resistence.
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When is a starch agar plate used?
Agar is used to culture bacteria for scientific research.
What is the difference between nutrient agar culture media and MacConkey agar culture media?
nutrient agar is used generally for culturing any organism.But Muller hinton agar is specifically used for testing antibiotic sensitivity as it does not contain any inhibitory substances for the growh of the organism
Why was a blood agar plate used instead of a nutrien agar plate for the hand washing experiment?
because blood agar contain only blood, the culture from the mouth might not grow properly, whereas nutrient agar contain mixture of nutrient and blood, therefore culture from the mouth will properly.
Is broth has agar?
no, broth stands for liquid and agar is used as solidifying agent so broth is not containig agar.
What is standard methods agar plates used for?
Agar plate method is used to culture bacteria in lab .
How did the Mueller-Hinton get its name?
The Mueller-Hinton agar was named after John Hinton and Jane Hinton, who developed this medium in 1941 as a suitable medium for the standardized antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The Mueller-Hinton agar is still widely used today for antibiotic susceptibility testing.
What specific medium must be use in testing the effectiveness of antibiotics?
A growth medium must be used. The most common is Mueller-Hinton agar, but potato dextrose agar or other growth media could also be used.
a.Why is Muller Hinton agar used in experiment described in lab lesson H instead of TSA?
. If Muller hinton agar is poured very thin , what would be the probable result wrt zone size?
What is the use of luria bertani media?
why is meuller hinton(MH) agar specially used for antibiotic succeptibility testing?
Can egg whites be used instead agar?
Yes
What liquids can you use instead of agar?
Gelatin can be used instead of agar.... but not jell-o i mean like real flavorless gelatin, you can find it at any grocery store.
What jelly is made from seaweed and used in glue making?
Agar-agar
What is the material used as a base for bacterial culture media?
The substance is Agar or Agar-Agar
Why did you stab the peptone iron agar instead of inoculating only the surface?
Because the peptone iron agar is used to detect ANAEROBIC bacteria. If you stab it deep into the agar you allow the bacteria to grow in the absence of oxygen. If you only inoculated the surface the bacteria wouldn't grow.
A gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweed?
Agar is derived from seaweed and is often used in Japanese desserts
When is a starch agar plate used?
Agar is used to culture bacteria for scientific research.
What is the difference between nutrient agar culture media and MacConkey agar culture media?
nutrient agar is used generally for culturing any organism.But Muller hinton agar is specifically used for testing antibiotic sensitivity as it does not contain any inhibitory substances for the growh of the organism
