Culture Media Ch.5 Flashcards
Medium that allows to visually distinguish between two very similar bacteria
Differential medium
A chemically undefined medium that contains nutrients in which the exact components or their quantity is not completely known
Complex medium
Chocolate agar for Neisseria species
Enriched medium
Medium in which the precise chemical composition and amount of all components are known
Synthetic medium
Medium that contains ingredients to inhibit the growth of certain microbes in a mixture while allowing the growth of others
Selective medium
Medium that contains special nutrients supporting the growth of fastidious organisms
Enriched medium
Nonculturable organisms
VBNC (viable but non-culturable)
Mannitol salt agar for staphylococci
Selective medium
MacConkey agar for gram-negative bacteria
Differential medium
Blood agar for streptococci
Enriched medium