Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual, Loose Leaf Edition (12th Edition)
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Author: James G. Cappuccino, Chad T. Welsh
Publisher: PEARSON
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To describe: Why a needle is used to isolate individual colonies from a spread plate or streak plate.
Introduction: Microbial culture is a method of growing microorganism under controlled laboratory conditions. Streak plate, pour plate, and spread plate techniques are major culture techniques that are widely used in laboratories to get a pure culture from a mixed culture.
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