a. Name four categories that blood agar fits.
b. Name four differential reactions that TSIA shows.
c. Suggest what causes the difference in growth pattern between nonmotile and motile bacteria.
d. Explain what a medium that is both selective and differential does, using figure 3.25.
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Mixed sample General-purpose nonselective medium Selective mediumm (One species grows.) (a) (All species grow.) Mixed sample General-purpose nondifferential medium Differential mediunm (All three species grow but may (All species have a similarshow different reactions.) appearance.)