Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.L1, Problem 17MCQ
Multiple Matching. For each type of medium, select all descriptions that fit. For media that fit more than one description, briefly explain why this is the case.
_________ mannitol salt agar
_________ chocolate agar
_________ MacConkey agar
_________ brain-heart infusion broth
_________ Sabouraud's agar
_________ triple-sugar iron agar
_________ SIM medium
a. selective medium
b. differential medium
c. chemically defined (synthetic) medium
d. enriched medium
e. general-purpose medium
f. complex medium
g. transport medium
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Multiple Matching. For each type of medium, select all descriptions that fit. For media that fit more than one description, briefly explain why this is the case.
_______mannitol salt agar a. selective medium
_______chocolate agar b. differential medium
_______MacConkey agar c. chemically defined (synthetic)
_______nutrient broth medium
_______brain-heart infusion broth d. enriched medium
_______Sabouraud’s agar e. general-purpose medium
________triple-sugar iron agar f. complex medium
________SIM medium g. transport medium
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Foundations in Microbiology
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