Mannitol-salt Flashcards
1
Q
Mannitol-salt is a… medium?
A
selective and differential
2
Q
what does it have?
A
high concentration of NaCl
3
Q
What kind of bacterias does it inhibits?
A
Most Gram and many Gram+
4
Q
its mostly used for?
A
isolation or detection of Staphylococcus
5
Q
those who can ferment the manitol?
A
turn yellow
6
Q
those who can’t ferment the mannitol?
A
stay pink
7
Q
so staphylococcus aureus turn the medium yellow meaning?
A
means they are mannitol positive
8
Q
Why count bacteria-measure growth?
A
- Evaluate contamination of food,
- Evaluate the efficiency of antimicrobial agents.
- Study microbial populations from different ecosystems.
