Paper I
2023 July (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min
Question
Name two selective media.
Q131 marks
Answer
Two selective media: MacConkey agar (selects for Gram-negative enteric bacilli) and Thayer-Martin medium (selects for Neisseria gonorrhoeae).
(Other valid examples: TCBS agar for Vibrio cholerae; DCA/XLD agar for Salmonella/Shigella.)
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