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Microbiology General Microbiology Pa 1 (History, Microscopy, Stains and Structure and Physiology of Bacteria) 824d1c19

Loeffler's medium is-

A
Indicator medium
B
Selective medium
C
Enrichment medium
D
Enriched medium
High-Yield Explanation
Enriched media The media containing ingredients which enhance their growth-promoting qualities E.g. Blood agar, Chocolate agar and Loeffler medium. The usual media employed for cultivation of the diphtheria bacillus are Loeffler's serum slope and tellurite blood agar. Diphtheria bacilli grow on Loeffler's serum slope very rapidly and colonies can be seen in 6-8 hours, long before the other bacteria grow. Best Selective media for Corynebaterium is Potassium tellurite agar.

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