Culture Media Ch.5 Flashcards

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Medium that allows to visually distinguish between two very similar bacteria

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Differential medium

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A chemically undefined medium that contains nutrients in which the exact components or their quantity is not completely known

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Complex medium

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3
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Chocolate agar for Neisseria species

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Enriched medium

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4
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Medium in which the precise chemical composition and amount of all components are known

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Synthetic medium

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Medium that contains ingredients to inhibit the growth of certain microbes in a mixture while allowing the growth of others

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Selective medium

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6
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Medium that contains special nutrients supporting the growth of fastidious organisms

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Enriched medium

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7
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Nonculturable organisms

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VBNC (viable but non-culturable)

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8
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Mannitol salt agar for staphylococci

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Selective medium

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9
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MacConkey agar for gram-negative bacteria

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Differential medium

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10
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Blood agar for streptococci

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Enriched medium

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