Exam 7: Traditional Cultivation and Identification

Which medium can be described as containing bile salts and dyes (bromthymol blue and acid fuchsin) to selectively slow the growth of most nonpathogenic gram-negative bacilli found in the gastrointestinal tract and allow Salmonella spp.and Shigella spp.to grow?

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Organisms that have nutritional needs that are relatively complex and require extra media components to be used for growth are called

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Which type of media is designed to support the growth of one group of organisms, but not another, by containing antimicrobials, dyes, or alcohol?

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Selection of media to inoculate for any given specimen is usually based on

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Which category of media can be described as containing specific nutrients required for the growth of particular bacterial pathogens in a patient specimen?

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Which medium can be described as a nutritionally rich medium used to grow various microorganisms, either as a broth or as an agar, with or without added blood?

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Which type of media is designed to support the growth of a wide range of microorganisms?

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Microaerophiles grow best in

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Which category of media can be described as containing nutrients that support growth of most nonfastidious organisms without giving any particular organism a growth advantage?

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Anaerobes grow best in

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Which category of media would blood agar best fit?

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Increased concentrations of CO₂ (5% to 10%) and approximately 15% O₂ is the environmental condition that best suits which type of organism?

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A candle jar is used to cultivate which type of bacteria?

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Which category of media would MacConkey agar best fit?

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A supportive medium is designed especially to

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A bacterial colony can be described as

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Ambient air, which contains 21% oxygen (O₂) and a small amount (0.03%) of carbon dioxide (CO₂), is the environmental condition that best suits which type of organism?

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Which medium can be described as containing hemoglobin, hemin ("X" factor), and the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD or "V" factor)?

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A selective medium is designed especially to

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A differential medium is designed especially to

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Exam 7: Traditional Cultivation and Identification

Which medium can be described as containing bile salts and dyes (bromthymol blue and acid fuchsin) to selectively slow the growth of most nonpathogenic gram-negative bacilli found in the gastrointestinal tract and allow Salmonella spp.and Shigella spp.to grow?

Organisms that have nutritional needs that are relatively complex and require extra media components to be used for growth are called

Which type of media is designed to support the growth of one group of organisms, but not another, by containing antimicrobials, dyes, or alcohol?

Selection of media to inoculate for any given specimen is usually based on

Which category of media can be described as containing specific nutrients required for the growth of particular bacterial pathogens in a patient specimen?

Which medium can be described as a nutritionally rich medium used to grow various microorganisms, either as a broth or as an agar, with or without added blood?

Which type of media is designed to support the growth of a wide range of microorganisms?

Microaerophiles grow best in

Which category of media can be described as containing nutrients that support growth of most nonfastidious organisms without giving any particular organism a growth advantage?

Anaerobes grow best in

Which category of media would blood agar best fit?

Increased concentrations of CO₂ (5% to 10%) and approximately 15% O₂ is the environmental condition that best suits which type of organism?

A candle jar is used to cultivate which type of bacteria?

Which category of media would MacConkey agar best fit?

A supportive medium is designed especially to

A bacterial colony can be described as

Ambient air, which contains 21% oxygen (O₂) and a small amount (0.03%) of carbon dioxide (CO₂), is the environmental condition that best suits which type of organism?

Which medium can be described as containing hemoglobin, hemin ("X" factor), and the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD or "V" factor)?

A selective medium is designed especially to

A differential medium is designed especially to

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