Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321994936
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 2Q
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The process by which contamination can be detected on a streak plate or a pour plate.
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The streak plate method is a technique of the introduction of a microbe on an agar plate. In this method, the microbes are taken out of the culture and streaked on the plate. The pour plate method is a technique in which a small amount of inoculum (bacterial sample) with agar is poured on the Petri dish.
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