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- 15. Agar is used for solidifying culture media because: it does not affect the growth of bacteria it does not add to the nutritive properties of the medium the melting and solidifying points of agar solution are not the same all of the above1. The technique used in bacteria for endospore staining can also be used to observe fungal spores. Select one: True False 2. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE? a. Agar does not provide nutrients to microorganisms. b. Peptone, pork extracts, and yeast extracts provide nutrients to microbes. c. Tap water must be used for preparing culture media. d. A & B are correct. e. B & C are correct Clear my choice 3. Motility of microorganisms is BEST observed with a a. Flagellar stain b. Hanging drop preparation c. Solid medium d. Negative stain e. Streak plate Clear my choice4. You used 1mL of a river water sample at a 10-3 dilution and added this to an agar plate. After incubation, you count 60 colonies. How many colony forming units (CFUs) are present? Show your work.
- 1. The Petri Dish method is used in microbiology to raise bacteria in: a) rapid growth b) pure culture c) septic environment d) all of the above 2. What is the difference between antiseptic and sanitization? 3. In order to prevent any kind of contamination the medium must be _________ before placing it in the Petri dish. a) lyophilized b) pasteurized c) autoclaved d) distilled2. A mannitol-salt agar plate was inoculated with these bacteria and is shown below. A. What type of organisms grow on this medium? B. Based on the reaction below, what can you say about the organism derived from the patient's abscess?1. You were given a mixed nutrient agar broth culture of bacteria. a. How will you determine the different types of bacteria present in the mixed culture? b. How will you make a pure culture of these bacteria in a slant nutrient agar? c. How will you identify these bacteria?
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- 1. What is the significance of soaking the container in bleach? 2. What is the significance of keping the container closed except when pouring the medium; partially opening the container during pour-plating in preparing culture media?Agar is a solidifying agent used in media preparation.a. What is its origin? b. What makes it ideal for cultivation of microbes? c. How and why does the agar concentration in semisolid media differ from conventional solid media?What is the difference in composition and use between:a. chemically defined media b. complex culture media