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What is chromogenic agar?
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Chromogenic agar is a differential and selective media which is mainly used to identify different bacteria based on the colour of the colony they produce when incubated.
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What is the basis of chromogenic agar?
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The basis of chromogenic agar is that bacteria produce unique enzymes that will cleave the substrate, breaking the linkage between the target-specific organic compound and the chromophore. Depending on where the substrate is cleaved, a different colour is produced.
Laboratory media and tests.
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Decks in class (34)
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Differential and selective media.2
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Chromogenic agar.2
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MacConkey agar.2
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Blood agar.2
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Chocolate agar.2
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EMB agar.2
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SS agar.2
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Mannitol salt agar.2
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Hektoen agar.2
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M-tergitol 7 agar.2
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XLD agar.2
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CLED agar.2
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SDA agar.2
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Citrate agar.2
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Urea agar.2
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Nutrient agar.2
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Media solidity.4
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Gram staining.2
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Morphology observation2
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Motility testing.2
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Indole utilisation testing.2
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Methyl red testing.2
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Voges-Proskauer testing.2
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Citrate utilisation testing.2
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H2S production testing.2
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Glucose fermentation testing.2
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Catalase testing.2
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Oxidase testing.2
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Gelatine hydrolysis testing.2
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Urea hydrolysis testing.2
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Nitrate reduction testing.2
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Sterility testing.6
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Bioburden assessments.7
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Endotoxin testing.2
