You have 2 organisms, A and B. One is an obligate aerobe and the other is an obligate anaerobe. You have 2 Nutrient Agar Plate Media that these organisms can grow on. How can you differentiate which organism is aerobic and which is anaerobic?

You have 2 organisms, A and B. One is an obligate aerobe and the other is an obligate anaerobe. You have 2 Nutrient Agar Plate Media that these organisms can grow on. How can you differentiate which organism is aerobic and which is anaerobic?

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Chapter42: Basic Microbiology

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