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link to Chocolate Agar: Composition, Preparation, Uses

Chocolate Agar: Composition, Preparation, Uses

Haemophilus influenzae on chocolate agar Chocolate Agar (CAP or CHOC) is a nonselective, enriched medium used for the isolation and identification of fastidious pathogens. Heating of blood agar...

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Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract (BCYE) Agar

Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar (BCYE) was developed by Feeley et al and then further modified by Edelstein for selective cultivation of Legionella species. BCYE agar is an enrichment medium...

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EMB Agar: Composition, Principle, and Colony Morphology

Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB) agar is a selective and differential culture medium. It selectively promotes the growth of Gram-negative bacteria and aids in the differentiation of lactose fermenter and...

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Blood Agar and Types of Hemolysis

Blood agar is an enriched bacterial growth medium. Fastidious organisms, such as streptococci, do not grow well on ordinary growth media but grow on blood agar. Blood agar is a growth medium with...

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link to MacConkey Agar: Composition, Uses, Colony Characteristics

MacConkey Agar: Composition, Uses, Colony Characteristics

MacConkey agar (MAC) is a selective and differential bacterial culture media. MacConkey medium is selective for gram-negative bacteria and differentiates the gram-negative bacteria based on...

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Mannitol Salt Agar: Principle, Uses, and Results

Mannitol salt agar (MSA) is a selective, differential, and indicator medium used to isolate and identify Staphylococcus aureus from the clinical specimen. As its name suggests, mannitol salt agar...

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