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What physical appearance (Solid, liquid, semi-solid) of following Media: Broth tube, agar slant tube, agar deep tube, and agar plate. What exactly am I testing when I Introduce an inoculum with a needle on an agar deep tube?

Give one or two product of Milk and answer the following queston: look at the labels of the different milk preparations: 1. Method of sterilization used. 2. What is the Bacterial culture and flavor used if there is any. 3. What is the Fat, Protein & Carbohydrate(sugar) content? 4. Is fortification done? What substances has been fortified (based on the label)? 5. Are Vitamins & amino acids added? Name them based on the label.

Describe characteristics of Streptococcus Agalactiae in the Agar: (How does colonies look like (color) and explain does it grow on that agar. (Don't have to write the incubation period) ~ Only describe how would it look like on the Agar:  Blood Agar (Aerobic) MacConkey EMB PEA Mannitol Salt Agar Chocolate Agar Nutrient Agar

Question 21 For which of the following infections would you collect a fecal specimen using a sterile green capped container with preservatives? Question 21 options: a) Preservatives are always used when collecting fecal specimens for suspected cases of gastroenteritis b) When collecting a fecal specimen for a suspected case of viral gastroenteritis c) When collecting a fecal specimen for a suspected case of protozoal gastroenteritis d) When collecting a fecal specimen for a suspected case of bacterial gastroenteritis

I AM TRYING TO IDENTIFY THIS UNKNOWN.  ***IMAGE 1 HAS TWO PICTURE OF CATALASE TEST AND BLOOD AGAR TEST. ***IMAGE 2 HAS THREE TESTS CONDUCTED ON IT, OXIDASE, BACITRACIN AND NOVOBIOCIN. I believe it is one of the following: 1) S. pyo.    2)S. agal .     3)S.pneu.   4)E. faecalis                  5)S. aureus       6)S epi.       7)S. sapro.        8)M. luteus Please let me know which one of the above is thge unknown. You have pictures of the unkown on Catalase and Blood Agar and three test conducted on Oxidase, Bacitracin and Novobiocin. Give reasoning as why you think it will be one of the above. Explaing the characteristics and what made you deicide it?

Which test require a straight line inoculation? Choose all that apply. A) Bile esculinase B) NaCl C) DNA hydrolysis D) Hemolysin

Which of the following is a correct way to write a bacterial name? O 1) Escherichia coli O 2) Staphylococcus Aureus O 3) STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS O 4) bacillus Subtilis O 5) pseudomonas aeruginosa

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why is the recommended incubation procedure for the API 20e system 18 to 24 hours ?