Microbiology: An Introduction
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321733603
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 6, Problem 9MCQ
Which of the following types of media would not be used to culture aerobes?
- a. selective media
- b. reducing media
- c. enrichment media
- d. differential media
- e. complex media
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