Why is resazurin a useful media additive for the study of anaerobes?

Q: What is the difference between Dry and Wet Celloidin Method?

A: Celloidin method is a histopathological technique of tissue impregnation and embedding that helps to…

Q: What is sterilization? Give specific examples of media which are sterilized by the following…

A: All microbes, such as bacteria, virus, and fungi, requires some essential nutrients for growth. The…

Q: Why does motility media contain a lower amount of agar than ordinary agar?

A: Agar is a phyco-colloid polymer of galactose monomers obtained from red algae (Gelidium and…

Q: Explain why a green metallic sheen is formed when E. coli is grown on Eosin Methylene Blue Agar.

A: Escherichia coli is the gram negative bacteria.

Q: Is the eosin methylene blue agar? (EMB) a complex or defined medium? Explain based on its…

A: Complex media consists of nutrients such as water soluble extracts of plant or animal tissue and…

Q: Why del factor is important in media sterilization?

A: Sterilization, which was called by various means such as Del factor, Nabla factor and the…

Q: MacConkey agar inhibits the growth of Gram-positive bacteria while encouraging the growth of…

A: In microbiology, MacConkey agar is a versatile medium that is frequently used. It is a selective…

Q: Why does penicillin purification use a centrifugal extractor?

A: A Centrifugal extractor is a piece of laboratory equipment that uses rotors to mix two immiscible…

Q: What is the difference between defined media and complex media?

A: media is a solution in which is rich in nutrients.  it is very suitable for the growth of microbes…

Q: USING PARMESAN CHEESE, DESCRIBE A BIOREACTOR SUITABLE FOR THE PROCESS? What is the reactor…

A: A bioreactor for this process is cylindrical in shape with eight valves along the top where gases…

Q: Under what conditions are media typically sterilized in an autoclave?

A: An autoclave is the pressure chamber used to carry out the scientific and industrial processes…

Q: Media is TGA explaining based on what kind of microorganisms it allows to grow?

A: TGA is a complex media based upon its chemical composition. Complex media are the media in which the…

Q: Why do you think autoclave sterilization of media is preferred over open flame?

A: An autoclave is used to sterilize surgical equipment, laboratory instruments, media  and other…

Q: Explain why it is essential that bacteria cultures be sterilized in an autoclave.

A: The microbial cultures are grown in the laboratory so as to multiply them or increase the number of…

Q: What is differential medium

A: Differential medium or indicative media contain compounds which support the growth of microbes and…

Q: What is the purpose of PSP (Phenolsulfonpthalein) Test?

A: Please follow step 2 for detailed explanations.

Q: Why is a GasPak anaerobic jar necessary for the culture of anaerobes on Brewer’s anaerobic agar…

A: Brewer’s anaerobic agar and fluid thioglycollate medium (FTM) are used to grow bacteria. Both of…

Q: Why will a strict anaerobe grow in thioglycollate broth even when the medium is exposed to…

A: Introduction :- Anaerobic bacteria are microorganisms that can thrive without oxygen. For instance,…

Q: In determination of microbial motility, what is the value of a hanging-drop perparation? what is the…

A: Hanging drop is a motility testing which helps microbiologist to view motility of bacterium.

Q: Aside from Paraffin, what is your recommended infiltrating medium for routine purposes? why?

A: INFILTRATION is the process in which the clearing agent is completely removed from the tissue and…

Q: Why is egg enrichment not added to BPA prior to sterilization?

A: Baird–parker agar or BPA is a selective medium is identify or isolate S. aureus in food. It contains…

Q: What is diluent? Why is it useful for working with bacterial samples?

A: Dilution is done to decrease the concentration of the original sample that is being tested. Dilution…

Q: What type of media components cannot be sterilized in an autoclave?

A: Sterilization refers to the complete destruction or elimination of all viable organisms. The process…