Multiple choice

Examples of enriched media are ____________.

  1. hektoen enteric agar, mannitol salt agar

  2. eosin Methylene Blue agar, macConkey agar

  3. blood agar, chocolate agar

  4. eosin Methylene Blue agar, mannitol salt agar

  5. blood agar, hektoen enteric agar
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Explanation

Blood agar is both differential and enriched medium. The blood that is incorporated into this medium is an enrichment ingredient for the cultivation of fastidious organisms such as the Streptococcus species. Chocolate agar is enriched culture media commonly used for primary isolation of Haemophilus species from clinical specimens.

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