Foundations in Microbiology
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Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
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Chapter 17.L2, Problem 1VC
From chapter 3, fig 3.17a (reproduced on the right) shows triple sugar iron agar. What biochemical characteristics does this figure illustrate? How could this medium be used to begin the identification of the isolated bacteria in this chapter’s Case Study?
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Foundations in Microbiology
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