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Okay I think I know how to answer this one; you want to give wait until the incubation time is completed for a starch agar test because the cells need to mature in order to produce the enzyme that breaks starch down into a usable form (since starch cannot enter the membrane without being simplified)

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Q: Why should a positive result not be read before the incubation time is completed in a Starch agar test?
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