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| A medium in which the exact chemical composition is known. |
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| Media for which the exact chemical compostion varies slightly from batch to batch. |
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| commonly used liquid complex medium. |
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| agar added to nutrient broth making it a solid medium. |
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| A polysaccharide extract from red marine algae that is used as solidifying agent for culture media. |
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| Common method for sterilizing culture media that are heat stable. |
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| using steam under pressure. 121 degrees Celcius at 15psi for 15 minutes. |
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| containing solid media provide a large surface area for examination of colonies. Leave lid ajar so no condensation and let heat escape, help solidify faster. |
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| microbes intentionally introduced. |
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| The bacteria that are inoculated into culture media increase in number. |
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| Population of cells that arise from a single cell. |
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| A colony that arises from a group of the same microbes attached to one another |
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| clumps of microbial cells |
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| microbial cells that have settled to the bottom |
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| introduced into various forms of culture media |
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| Used in microbiology to exclude contaminants |
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| Rendered free of all life |
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| – Test tubes containing solid culture media that were left at an angle while the agar solidified. (Easier to store and transport) |
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| Agar is allowed to solidify at the bottom of a test tube. Can be stored for a long period. |
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| heat-resistant, non-corroding Nichrome wire that is bent into a loop |
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| Sterile, heat-resistant, non-corroding Nichrome wire that is straight at the end. |
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