Which Medium Can Be Described as Containing Bile Salts and Dyes

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which medium can be described as containing bile salts and dyes (e.g., bromothymol blue, acid fuchsin) to slow selectively the growth of most nonpathogenic gram-negative bacilli found in the gastrointestinal tract and allow Salmonella spp.and Shigella spp.to grow?

• A) Thayer-Martin agar
• B) MacConkey agar
• C) Phenylethyl alcohol (PEA)
• D) Hektoen enteric agar

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