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Lactose fermentation is seen in ?

A
Blood agar
B
Chocolate agar
C
MacConkey agar
D
LJ medium
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e., MacConkey agar Culture on differential media that contain special dyes and carbohydrates distinguishes lactose-fermenting (colored) from non-lactose-fermenting (non-pigmented) colonies and may allow rapid presumptive identification of enteric bacteria. Such media, used to see lactose fermentation, are :? Eosine-methylene blue (EMB) MacConkey's agar Deoxycholate agar

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