EMB agar is a complex undefined medium because it contains multiple components such as peptone, lactose, agar, and eosin Y and methylene blue dyes that promote the growth of a wide variety of bacteria while inhibiting the growth of certain Gram-positive bacteria.
This type of agar is designed to grow gram-negative bacteria. It will not grow gram-positive bacteria due to a dye in the formula of the agar.
EMB is an undefined selective/differential medium. It contains aniline dyes (methylene blue and eosin), which inhibit the growth of Gram-positive bacteria selecting for Gram-negative bacteria. EMB also contains lactose which makes the media differential based on an organisms ability to ferment lactose
Fastidious organisms have complex nutrient requirements that may not be fully met by a chemically defined medium, which contains a limited set of known nutrients. These organisms may need additional growth factors or specific conditions that are present in more complex, undefined media. The lack of essential nutrients or factors in a chemically defined medium can result in poor growth or failure to grow at all for fastidious organisms.
E. faecalis typically does not ferment mannitol, so it does not grow well on mannitol salt agar (MSA) and would not test positive on this medium. MSA is selective for organisms that can ferment mannitol, such as Staphylococcus species.
Leboffe & Pierce in their text "Microbiology Laboratory Theory and Application" (second edition) state on page 111 that PEA is an undefined medium
Undefined.
A term that is undefined mean simply that it is not defined. The prefix un means not, and if you add it to the word defined, ta da, you get undefined.
"Defined items" are defined in terms of "undefined terms".
they are not defined
A set can be defined or undefined.
EMB agar is a complex undefined medium because it contains multiple components such as peptone, lactose, agar, and eosin Y and methylene blue dyes that promote the growth of a wide variety of bacteria while inhibiting the growth of certain Gram-positive bacteria.
"Defined items" are defined in terms of "undefined terms".
Zero is pretty well defined. Division by zero is undefined.
There are two main classifications of culture medianamely defined and undefined. An undefined culture mediumcontains a basic source of aminoacids and nitrogen which are the essential requirements for growth of microorganisms. Common examples of the constituents are beef and yeast extracts. The exact composition and percentage of the individual amino acid or nitrogen providing source is unknown and this is used for basic culture and maintenance of strains. An undefined medium is also called a basal or complex medium. In addition to the aminoacid and nitrogen source it also contains a source for glucose, water and other essential salts.A defined culture medium or synthetic medium is one that contains salts and a glucose source and other components based on the requirements of culture. It contains no yeast or animal extracts. Each of the components used are accurately weighed and the percentage known.
This type of agar is designed to grow gram-negative bacteria. It will not grow gram-positive bacteria due to a dye in the formula of the agar.
logically, if any number divided by 0 is undefined, than according to reverse operation, undefined times zero should be any number which would make it undefined. 0/1 x 1/0 = 0/0 which is undefined Also, "undefined" means it's undefined. If one of the factors is not defined, then you can't very well expect the product to be defined; now can you !