Media prepared in the laboratory should be tested for quality using all of the following except:

a. check test organism viability for expected growth.
b. confirm identify of organism using Gram stain.
c. check the pH of the media.
d. record lot number.


D
Media prepared in the laboratory must be verified for performance including functional testing. However there are no lot numbers on media produced in house. Preparation dates and expiration dates should be added on each piece of media and recorded for general purposes as with com-mercially prepared media.

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