CULTURE MEDIUM Flashcards by Alexandra Castro

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Basal Culture Medium

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fortified with added nutrients

Enriched

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favors the desired organism

Selective

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to classify organism

Indicator/Differential

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Examples of Basal Culture Medium

Nutrient Agar
Nutrient Broth

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Examples of Enriched Medium

Lowenstein-Jensen
(TB-w/egg)

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Examples of Selective Medium

Saboraud’s Dextrose Agar - fungi
ColisTin-Nalidixic acid - gram +

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Examples of Indicator/Differential Medium

Thioglycollate - for ANaerobic growth
Lactose Fermentation
Blood Agar Plate

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MacConkey Agar color

pink

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Eosin Methylene Blue

Purple

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Streptococcus sp.

Blood Agar plate

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Loeffler/Tellurite

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Neisseria sp.

Thayer-Martin

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Eschirichia coli

Eosin Methylene blue

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Vibrio cholerae

Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile-Sucrose

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Campylobacter jejuni

Skirrow’s medium

Haemophilus influenzae

Chocolate Agar plate

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Lowenstein-Jensen

Bordetella pertussis

Bordet-gengon
Regan-lowe

Salmonella typhi

Bismuth sulfite

Legionella pneumophila

Charcoal yeast agar

Gram positive organisms

Colistin-nalidixic agar