Which category of media can be described as containing some factor or factors that allow colonies of one bacterial species or type to exhibit certain metabolic or culture characteristics that can be used to distinguish them from other bacteria growing on the same agar plate?
a. Enrichment
b. Supportive
c. Selective
d. Differential
D
Many different types of media exist and serve different purposes in clinical microbiology. Some types are differential in that they allow the discrimination of microorganisms on the basis of cer-tain growth characteristics.
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Because incidence takes into account both old and new cases, it is an indicator of the spread of a disease.
A) True B) False
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