Ask Question
1 June, 21:20

Assume that Staphylococcus aureus grows on nutrient agar with up to and including 15% (w/v) NaCl, while Escherichia coli cannot grow on nutrient agar with more than 10% (w/v) NaCl. What does this mean

+3
Answers (1)
  1. 2 June, 01:03
    0
    This means that Staphylococcus aureus is more tolerant to salt (NaCl), however, E. coli is sensitive to NaCl concentrations more than 10%. This also means that Staphylococcus has more fluid in its cytoplasm, as compared to E. coli, which enables it to tolerate in high salt concentration. Further, this also indicates the ability of both microbes to grow on different media compositions and have different nutritional requirements.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Get an answer to your question ✅ “Assume that Staphylococcus aureus grows on nutrient agar with up to and including 15% (w/v) NaCl, while Escherichia coli cannot grow on ...” in 📙 Biology if there is no answer or all answers are wrong, use a search bar and try to find the answer among similar questions.
Search for Other Answers