Blood agar contains intact sheep red blood cells which are used to determine if a microbe has the ability to lyse these cells. This agar is properly termed A. a selective differential medium B. a complex medium C. a differential medium and a complex medium D. a selective medium

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Blood agar contains intact sheep red blood cells which are used to determine if a microbe has the ability to lyse these cells. This agar is properly termed

A. a selective differential medium
B. a complex medium
C. a differential medium and a complex medium
D. a selective medium 
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