Culture Media Used in Microbiology

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Which type of culture media stimulate the growth of bacteria and inhibit its competitors?

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Enriched Media

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Which type of culture media encourage the growth of species from a mixed inoculum?

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Selective Media

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Which of the following is an organic component of Enriched media? amino acids, glucose, water, blood

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water

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Which of the following culture media do not have organic components? Basal media, Selective media, Storage media, Transport media

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Transport media

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In preparing a culture medium for Bacillus, 28g of Nutrient Agar is required for 1000 ml distilled water. How many grams of Nutrient Agar to be used in 200 ml distilled water?

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5.6 grams

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In preparing a culture medium for Fungi, 39g of Potato Dextrose Agar is required for 1000 ml distilled water. How many grams of Nutrient Agar to be used in 200 ml distilled water?

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7.8 grams

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Suppose you are going to prepare Potato Dextrose Agar for your experiment at home, which do you think is the first step in doing the activity?

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Boil 200 g of sliced unpeeled potatoes in 1 liter of water for 30 minutes.

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The following are direct importance of culture media, which one is not?
to obtain pure cultures,
to grow and count microbial cells,
to cultivate and select microorganisms,
to characterize microorganisms

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to characterize microorganisms