Media solidity.

Question 1

What are the three typical forms of media?

Answer 1

There is three forms of media, liquid, semi-solid and solid.

Question 2

What is liquid media?

Answer 2

Liquid media contains 0% agar and is mainly used to cultivate a large number or bacteria.

Question 3

What is semi-solid media?

Answer 3

Semi-solid media contains 0.2-0.5% agar and is mainly used to determine bacterial motility.

Question 4

What is solid media?

Answer 4

Solid media contains 1.5-2% agar and is mainly used to isolate discrete colonies.