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Culture medium for Corynebacterium diphtheria is

A
Loeffler's serum slope
B
McConkey's agar
C
Sabourauds agar
D
Lowenstein Jensen medium
High-Yield Explanation
Loeffler's serum slope: diphtheria bacilli grow on this media very rapidly and colonies can be seen in 6-8 hours, long before other bacteria grow. Colonies are the first small, circular white opaque disc but enlarge on continued incubation and may acquire a distinctly yellow tint. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and panicker's; 10th edition; Page no: 242

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