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: 3

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Selective media is used for the growth of selective microbe under study and inhibits the growth of other microbes. Differential media is used to differentiate between the different types of microbes. For example when there are multiple types of bacteria present on the plate, each type will look different.

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