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| a way to determine cell density based on turbidity |
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| natural antimirobial agents that are produced by mircoorganisms |
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| aviod variation; evaluate one varible |
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| an antimicrobial susceptibility test that can findthe minimun inhibitory concentration. |
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| an enzyme that degrades the peptidoglycan layer in cell walls causing cell lyses; 1st line of defense -- non-specific immune mechanism |
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| contains one or more additives to promote bacterial growth |
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| contains on or more additives to suppress bacterial growth |
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| contains an indicator to distinguish between different types of bacteria |
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selective -- micrococcus and staphylococcus (salt tolerance-growth)
differential -- mannitol fermentation (yellow) |
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| seletive -- Gram positive (phenyethanol-growth) |
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selective -- Gram-negative (growth)
differential -- lactose fermentation (gold sheen-fermenter/pink-weak fermenter) |
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| Eosin Methylene Blue Agar Plate |
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selective -- Gram-negative (growth)
differential -- lactose fermentation (gold sheen-fermenter/pink-weak fermenter) |
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| Hektoen Enteric Agar Plate |
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selective -- Gram-negative (growth)
differential -- lactose fermentation (yellow) and sulfur reduction (black colonies) |
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| Salmonella and Shigella Agar Plate |
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selective -- Gram-negative (growth)
differential -- lactose fermentation (pink) and sulfur reduction (black colonies) |
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selective -- Gram-negative (growth)
differential -- xylose fermentation (yellow), lysine fermentation (pink), and sulfur reduction (black colonies) |
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selective -- Gram-negative (growth)
differential -- lactose fermentation (pink) |
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enriched -- 5% sheep RBC
differential -- hemolysis (beta-complete, alpha-partial, gamma-none) |
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