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MacConkey agar is a
selective and
differential culture medium for bacteria. It is
designed to
selectively isolate Gram-negative and
enteric (normally...
- Sorbitol-
MacConkey agar is a
variant of
traditional MacConkey agar used in the
detection of E. coli O157:H7. Traditionally,
MacConkey agar has been used...
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Alfred Theodore MacConkey (1861-17 May 1931) was the
British bacteriologist who
developed MacConkey's agar, a
selective medium that is used in the diagnosis...
- of the genus. They are
motile due to
polar flagella, and grow well on
MacConkey agar
producing pigmented colonies. S.
maltophilia is catalase-positive...
- anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. It
appears as a
mucoid lactose fermenter on
MacConkey agar.
Although found in the
normal flora of the mouth, skin, and intestines...
- growth. MEA (malt
extract agar) has a low pH,
deterring bacterial growth.
MacConkey agar is for Gram-negative bacteria. H****en
enteric agar is selective...
- Gram staining;
there are both gram-positive rods and gram-negative rods.
MacConkey agar can be used to
distinguish among gram-negative
bacilli such as E...
- in an
effort to
identify unknown cultures. An
example of this is
MacConkey agar (
MAC),
which reveals lactose-fermenting
bacteria through a pH indicator...
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Raoultella planticola on
MacConkey agar,
showing a
positive result (the
microorganism has the
ability to
degrade lactose,
which is
detected by the pH...
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determine the
presence of
Enterobacter in a sample, they are
first grown on
MacConkey agar to
confirm they are
lactose fermenting. An
indole test will differentiate...
