A Growth Medium Used for the Recovery of Fungal Isolates

question 48

Multiple Choice

A growth medium used for the recovery of fungal isolates from patient specimens contains antibiotics to prevent the overgrowth of bacteria and cycloheximide to prevent the growth of saprophytic fungi.This medium would be categorized as _________.

• A)differential
• B)selective
• C)enriched
• D)enrichment
• E)both selective and differential.

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