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- Enlist the differences between crude media and defined media.
2 . Discuss following types of media with examples.
- Differential media
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- Enlist th five differences between crude media and defined media.Illustrate the different solid tubed media formed 1. Deep/Butt solid tubed media2. Slant solid tubed media 3. Butt-slant solid tubed mediaCan you give me an example of a specific medium in culture media and fill the information below. General Information Specific a. Name of medium: b. Physical form: c. Category based on formulation: d. Purpose/uses/function: e. List of Ingredients and concentration (per 1000 ml) f. How to prepare?
- Define differential media and selective media.1. Give the method of sterilization of these laboratory apparatuses how they are sterilized; inoculating loop, glasswares. culture media, skin, and milk. Please cite where you got the information. Thank youIs the mannitol salt agar (MSA) a complex or defined medium? Explain based on Composition. What kind of media based on what kind of microorganisms it allows to grow
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