Culture Medie

Question 1

Types of culture media.

Answer 1

① solid - nutrient agar. Blood agal, choc agar. ② liq.,uid- peptones water, nutrient broth. ③ simple- nutrient & non nutrient agar ④ complex- TCBS ⑤ synthetic- Hanks balanced salt solution. (for viral transport)

Based on functional requirement:
① enriched- Todd hewit broth (for fastidious growth organisms)
② enrichment- selenite f medium ( for fecal samples to compress growth of gut commensals)
③ transport- Stuart’s medium (for throat & genital swab transport)
⑨ selective- salmonella shigella agar
⑤ indicator. _ Mac conkey
⑥ differential- mannitol salt agar (s aures & s epidumidis. Differentiation)