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| MAC (Mac conkey agar) is what type of media? selective or differential? |
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| MAC is a differential media |
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| MAC is mainly used for which type of bacteria? |
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Definition
- Isolates and differentiates enteric bacteria
- Rod- shape gram (-)
- bacteria based on their ability to ferment lactose
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| For MAC media, what color is non-lactose fermenters? |
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| For MAC, what are the bacterias that are non-lactose fermenters? |
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Definition
- P. vulgaris (colorless colonies media is yellow to light pink)
- S. enterditis
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| What bacteria will not grow on MAC media? |
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Definition
| S. aureus and S. epidermidis |
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| What bacteria will grow on MAC and what color will be the colonies be? |
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Definition
- E. coli
- Pink colonies
- lactose fermenters
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| MAC inhibits the growth of what bacteria? |
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Definition
| Gram + bacteria due to the bile of salts on crystal violet in the medium |
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| For lactose fermenters what color will appear on MAC media? |
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