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Tag: Differential Media

link to Hektoen Enteric (HE) Agar: Composition, Uses

Hektoen Enteric (HE) Agar: Composition, Uses

Hektoen Enteric (HE) Agar was introduced in 1968 by Sylvia King and William I. Metzger. They formulated HE Agar medium while working at the Hektoen Institute in Chicago, to increase the recovery...

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TCBS Agar: Composition, Preparation, Uses

Thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) agar is a selective as well as differential culture medium used for selective isolation of  Vibrio spp from a variety of clinical and nonclinical...

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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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