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Introduction of Culture Media Culture media are required to grow the organisms and they are generally from clinical specimens to identify the causative agent. Common Ingredients of Culture Media Common Ingredients of Culture Media and their basic constituents are as follows- Water: It is the …
Introduction of Chocolate agar Chocolate Agar short form is (CHOC). It is a non-selective, enriched growth medium that is the lysed blood agar. The agar is named for its color when the red blood cells (RBCs) lysis gives the medium a chocolate-brown color without having chocolate …
Introduction Satellitism test or satellite test is applied to identify Haemophilus influenzae. It is a fastidious bacterium and thus it needs extra ingredients like hemin (factor X) and NAD (factor V) to grow. It uses the X factor to produce essential respiratory enzymes such as cytochromes, catalases, …