Why is it necessary to perform an enrichment procedure in isolating Staphylococcus aureus instead of directly plating it into a selective medium?    What might happen if you omit potassium tellurite in using GCM?

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Chapter7: Basic Clinical Microbiology
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Why is it necessary to perform an enrichment procedure in isolating Staphylococcus aureus instead of directly plating it into a selective medium? 

 

What might happen if you omit potassium tellurite in using GCM? 

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