(Part 1) 1.19.1 Four general Categories of Media Flashcards
This used to enhance the growth of PARTICULAR bacterial pathogen by providing SPECIFIC NUTRIENTS
Fastidious bacteria
Enrichment media
Contains nutrients that support growth of most non-fastidious organisms
nutritive media
Contains one or more agent that are INHIBITORY to all organisms except those “Selected” by the specific growth condition
Selective media
Employ some factors that allow colonies of one bacterial species to exhibit certain characteristics that can be used to distinguish them from other bacteria
Differential media
Chocolate agar is an example of?
Enrichment media
Trypticase soy agar is an example of?
Nutritive agar
Modified Thayer martin is an example of what type of media?
Enrichment media
BCYE and Regan Lowe is an example of what type of media?
Enrichment media
BCYE is specifically on what bacteria?
Legionella
Regan lowe is used on what bacteria?
Bordetella
This type of media/broth is used to enhance growth of organisms present in low numbers?
Enrichment broth
LIM bro is a type of enruichment broth used for?
Group B Strep.
Selenite broth is used on what bacteria?
Salmonella
Phenylethyl alcohol agar is what type of media? what it inhibits?
Selective media
Inhibits Gram negative
Blood agar is a differential media that differentiates base on?
Hemolytic pattern
