10. Dynamics of Microbial Growth

What would be the benefits to using chemically defined media in an experiment?

Differentiate complex and chemically defined media.

Use the following information to answer questions 1 and 2. Two culture media were inoculated with four different bacteria. After incubation, the following results were obtained:

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Medium 1 is

a. selective.

b. differential.

c. both selective and differential.

Use the following information to answer questions 1 and 2. Two culture media were inoculated with four different bacteria. After incubation, the following results were obtained:

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Medium 2 is

a. selective.

b. differential.

c. both selective and differential.

Which of the following types of media would not be used to culture aerobes?

a. selective media

b. reducing media

c. enrichment media

d. differential media

e. complex media