What are the examples of solid media?
Posted February 20, 2024
Answer
Examples of solid media include: blood agar, McConkey Agar, chocolate agar, and nutrient agar.
- Blood agar and nutrient agar are both used to cultivate wide ranges of bacteria.
- McConkey agar is a selective medium used to differentiate between lactose-fermenting and non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria.
- Chocolate agar is typically used for the isolation and identification of fastidious bacteria, especially those that require additional nutrients present in the lysed blood.
Additional resources
Bacteriological Culture Methods
Semisolid Nutrient Agar Recipe
MycoLight™ Rapid Fluorescence Gram-Positive Bacteria Staining Kit