Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073402435
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-243-7

Chapter 3 - Tools of the Laboratory - 3.1 Methods of Culturing Microorganisms: The Five I's - 3.1 Learning Outcomes-Assess Your Progress - Page 66: 1

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Five I's are as follows: 1. Inoculation: In this step sample is added to a sterile medium 2. Incubation: In this step optimal environment is provided for growth 3. Isolation: Strain of microbe under study is isolated from mixed population of other microbes 4. Inspection: In this step sample is observed and analyzed 5. Identification: In this step species of microbe under study is identified using biochemical tests.

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