Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321994936
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 28, Problem 1Q
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reason why the complete and minimal nutrient replica plated.

Introduction:

Replica plating is a technique, in which secondary plates having a minimal media along with other ingredients such as antibiotics are inoculated by transferring the colonies from primary plate.

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The anabolic mutants are not able to use thechemicals present in the glucose minimal salt media to grow. In case, this media lacks microbes that grew on the complete media, then it can be concluded the microbes that are not able to grow are the mutants or the auxotrophs. So, the colonies that appear in only the complete nutrient plate can be isolated for the isolation of mutants.

So, for the isolation purpose both media are important.

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