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Culture Medium
Culture Medium
function/application
Inhibitors Indicators CHO
source
(if any)
Characteristics of colonies:
Example: color of fermenter
VS non-fermenter
Eosin Methylene Blue Selective-gram negative
bacteria
Differential- lactose and
non lactose fermenters
Eosin and
methylene blue
Eosin and
methylene
blue
Lactose Lactose fermenter- purple
-green metallic sheen for
e.coli
-fish eye appearance for
enterobacter aerogenes
Non lactose fermenter-
colorless
MacConkey
Hektoen Enteric Agar
Xylose Lysine
Desoxycholate
Salmonella-Shigella
agar
Bismuth Sulfite agar
Thiosulfate Citrate
Bile Salts Sucrose
Agar