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To explain:
The chemical released by an organism in Fig. 2.4a: “Blood agar plate growing bacteria from the human throat”, from chapter Tools of the Laboratory in the textbook.
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The
To explain:
The way through which this enzyme adds pathogenicity to the pathogen.
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The microbiological culture is a method of multiplying microorganism in a predetermined culture under controlled lab conditions. The cultures can be used to determine the type of microorganisms. The bacterial cultures are of several types, namely- Broth cultures, agar cultures, and stab cultures.
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