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Expanding a given microbial population allows researchers to do what? ✔✔to detect and assess the microorganism more easily What is Growth Media? ✔✔Growth media is a liquid or solid formulate... d to support microbial growth. What does Growth Media contain? ✔✔The media contains essential nutrients to provide the microbe with a source of carbon/energy. The nutrient composition often includes a rich source of sugars, amino acids and vitamins. What else can Growth Media also be called? ✔✔Such media can also be referred to as a nutrient broth and is commonly used to grow microbes in a suspension. Describe LB media ✔✔Perhaps the most common nutrient broth in the lab, LB media (lysogeny broth) is a nutritionally rich liquid known for its ability to grow a vast array of microbes. What is Selective Media? ✔✔Selective media allows for only the growth of certain microbes and, by extension, restricts the growth of all others. How can Selective M [Show More]

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