BIOD 171 Essential Microbiology Final Exam Questions and Answers Portage Learning A+ Grade Latest...11/2021

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True or False: Differential media is best suited for distinguishing between two similar species of bacteria. True Correct! Growth media does not contain restrictive factors, while selective media is... best used to encourage the growth of one microbe while simultaneously discouraging the growth of the other. Since two similar species of microbes are being studied they must be differentiated under similar but just slightly different conditions (differential media) Ques 0 / 2 pts tion 2 A researcher is asked to determine if a sample contains Neisseria meningitides. Knowing Neisseria meningitides is slow growing and other foreign microbes may also be present in the culture, which type of media would be best suited? Growth media Selective media Correct Answer Differential media Selective and Differential media [Show More]

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