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Q: Would the medium mannitol salt still work if it did not have salt in it?
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Is mannitol salt agar complex or synthetic?

Mannitol Salt Agar Complex is a synthetic medium because it is prepared from pure chemical substances and the exact composition of the medium is known.


Is Mannitol salt agar a selective or a differential medium?

Both


Purpose of high salt concentration in the mannitol salt agar medium?

Mannitol salt agar (MSA) contains high levels of salt because it inhibits the growth of most bacteria. This makes it an excellent medium to test for Staphylococci and Micrococcaceae as they are tolerant of high levels of NaCl.


Does Saccharomyces cerevisiae ferment mannitol?

Mannitol salt agar inoculated with Micrococcus luteusshowing no fermentation of mannitol (pink medium). The colonies show a yellow pigment which is characteristic of M. luteus.


Which ingredient in mannitol salt agar supplies carbon?

mannitol is a type of sugar, so it supplies the carbon in the MSA medium


How do mannitol-salt agar tests work?

Mannitol salt agar supports growth of organisms that can grow in a high salt concentration, particularly Staphylococcus species and halophiles. The phenol red pH indicator in the agar will also let you know whether or not the bacterium you streaked ferments mannitol by changing to a yellow color if fermentation has occured.


HOW do mannitol salt hook up to glycolysis?

Mannitol is not a substrate for glycolisis


What reaction does the enzyme involved in Mannitol-salt agar test mediate?

Mannitol salt agar is selective for gram positive bacteria, and differential for mannitol fermenters. Phenol red is the indicator containing the enzyme mannitol.


Does bacillus subtilis ferment acid from mannitol salt agar?

In my result i isolate bacillus sp on mannitol salt agar but i expect that this media has deoration or expaired


What ingredient makes mannitol salt selective?

the salt content


Which ingredient supplies carbon in the mannitol salt agar?

mannitol is a type of sugar, so it supplies the carbon in the MSA medium


Why is mannitol salt considered to be a differential media?

Mannitol salt agar is used for the isolation of staphylococci which is found normally on skin (S. aureus). The selectivity is obtained by the high salt concentration that inhibits growth of many groups of bacteria.