Did the yogurt congeal? Did obtain the expected bacteria on Lee’s agar? What factors may have led to your results?

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Q: Why is mannitol salt agar (MSA) considered both a selective and differential agar for staphylococci?

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Q: What is the correct shape of the unknown bacterium growing on your MacConkey agar?

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Q: Where should a label be written on an agar plate?

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Q: What bacteria grow on both a MacConkey agar plate and Mannitol Salt agar?

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Q: What is the correct shape of the unknown bacterium growing on your mannitol salt agar

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Q: What is the best lab test to perform for a unknown intestinal bacteria?

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Q: Which type of food had the lowest bacterial count? Explain.

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Q: selective agar media for gram-positive bacteria?

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Q: What is the correct arrangement of the unknown bacterium growing on your mannitol salt agar? Also,…

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Q: Why did you perform the catalase test on colonies growing on nutrient agar plates but not on the…

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Nutrition and Digestion

The process of consuming nutrients to utilize them for various biological purposes is known as nutrition. The substances absorbed from food are known as nutrients. They serve different important functions in the body, such as repairing wounds and damages, generating energy for metabolism, and regulating biochemical reactions.