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Many pathogens are fastidious and grow better if blood or serum components are incorporated into their media. Blood and serum may provide additional metabolic factors not found in the normal components.

-Found on page 132 of Benson's Microbiological Applications Laboratory Manual in General Microbiology 11th edition.

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