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You have to make subculture from this slant and after incubation you can observe how many types of microorganisms are present in the nutrient agar slant. If you have one colony shape so you have a pure nutrient agar slant but if you have more than one type of colonies so the nutrient agar slant is contaminated.

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What do you call a group of cells grown in a nutrient solution from a single cell?

Cell culture is a nearly universally used technique to grow material for biological testing. In cell culture, an original population of seed cells divide under tightly controlled conditions to propagate the culture. All of the daughter cells from the original population are clones.


The correct microbiological term for the tiny sample of specimen that is put into a nutrient medium in order to produce a culture is the?

Inoculum


What are some examples of culture medium used in microbiology experiments?

Some examples of culture media used in microbiology experiments include nutrient agar, blood agar, MacConkey agar, and Sabouraud agar. These media provide the necessary nutrients for the growth of microorganisms in a controlled environment.


What can you conclude about the relationship between toxin secretion and culture density in S. aureus?

As culture density increases, toxin secretion by S. aureus is generally enhanced. This relationship may be influenced by factors such as nutrient availability and quorum sensing mechanisms. Additionally, high culture density can promote the expression of virulence factors, including toxins, in S. aureus.


What is the 4 specific characteristics of broth culture?

Broth culture is a liquid growth medium used to grow microorganisms. It provides a nutrient-rich environment for the microorganisms to multiply. Broth culture can be easily sampled for further testing or analysis. It is commonly used in microbiology labs for cultivating and studying bacteria.

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What was Kiev strongly influenced by the culture of?

Kiev was strongly influenced by the culture of Russia. After the Mongols left in in ruins. Catherine the Great rebuilt the city in Russian style.


What is the difference between a mixed culture and a contaminated culture?

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What was Kiev strongly influenced by the culture of what empire?

Slavic and Greek


What culture in addition to Greeks strongly influenced the byzantine?

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What characteristics does a successful wound culture have?

A normal culture may be contaminated by a mixture of microorganisms normally found on a person's skin (normal flora).


Which describes a counterculture group?

People who strongly disagree with the ideas of the dominant culture


How can you contract salmonellosis?

If a culture of salmonella is left open to the air it can become contaminated with other airborne bacteria.


Where can you find a picture of salmonella on nutrient agar?

Search "salmonella culture" then select Images.


What is a group of cell grown in a nutrient from a single original cell called?

cell culture


Does alcohol have a cultural basis?

Alcohol attitudes, beliefs and behaviors are all strongly effected by culture.


Why did Spanish missionaries feel strongly about converting native Americans to Catholicism?

Because they worship that culture.


A group of cells grown in a nutrient solution from a single original cell is called a?

Cell Culture