(Solved):   1. What is the purpose of using Nutrient Agar as one of the "te 2. What is the difference ...

 

1. What is the purpose of using Nutrient Agar as one of the "te 2. What is the difference between coliform and non-coliform bacteria? Where are coliform bacteria found? 3. Differentiate between selective and differential media. 4. Why is MacConkey agar selective as well as differential? 5. Why is blood agar not useful a primary isolation medium? 6. How can one distinguish E. coli from S. aureus on: a. \( E M B \) b. PEA c. MSA 7. If you wanted to isolate 5. aureus from a "pus" specimen containing mixed flora, what medium would you choose to get results most rapidly? Why? 8. What is the significance of the starch medium? (i.e., What does it tell you about your specimen?) Why is iodine used to detect starch hydrolysis?