EMB agar is a medium used in the identification and isolation of pathogenic bacteria. It contains digested meat proteins as a source of organic nutrients. Two indicator dyes, eosin and methylene blue, inhibit the growth of gram-positive bacteria and distinguish between lactose fermenting and nonlactose fermenting organisms. Lactose fermenters form metallic green or deep purple colonies, whereas the nonlactose fermenters form completely colorless colonies. EMB agar is an example of which of the following? A selective medium, a differential medium, and a complex medium

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EMB agar is a medium used in the identification and isolation of pathogenic bacteria. It contains digested meat proteins as a source of organic nutrients. Two indicator dyes, eosin and methylene blue, inhibit the growth of gram-positive bacteria and distinguish between lactose fermenting and nonlactose fermenting organisms. Lactose fermenters form metallic green or deep purple colonies, whereas the nonlactose fermenters form completely colorless colonies. EMB agar is an example of which of the following? A selective medium, a differential medium, and a complex medium

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Avah Galloway · Answer 1

A selective medium, a differential medium, and a complex medium.

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A selective media is a microbiological media which only support the growth of a particular specie or types of species of microorganisms, this media acts in such a way to inhibit or hinder the growth of other microorganisms.

Differential media are media that acts to Identifying particular strains of microorganisms of similar species.

Complex media are media used for the growth of microorganisms this which contains complex or a wide range of nutrients with chemical composition which may be difficult to determine.