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Microbiology All India exam 90309d8b

CLED medium is used in preference in macconkey agar in relation to culture of organism involved in urine infection the reason is ?

A
it prevents swarming of proteus
B
differentiates LF & NLF
C
PROMOTES staphylococus and candida growth
D
identifies pseudomonas
High-Yield Explanation
CYSTINE LACTOSE ELECTROLYTE DEFICIENT (CLED) AGAR * It&;s a semi-guantative method for urine. * It distinguish LF from NLF colonies and inhibit Proteus swarming. advantage over MacConky: It suppos the growth of ceain Staph, Strept and Candida that fail *To grow on Mac Conkey. * it contains- Lactose, L-cystine, Bromothymol blue, Trypton ref ; ananthanaryana 9th ed

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