Question

What kind of medium is Mannitol Salts Agar (MSA)?

a)neither selective nor differential

b)selective

c)both selective and differential

d)differential

Answer 1

Correct answer - option C - both selective and differential. All the other options are incorrect.

• media is both selective and differential supported the ingredients of the medium.selective and differential media are used to isolate or determine specific organisms.
• selective media enable the expansion of some organisms and inhibit the expansion of other organisms.
• differential media grow many kinds of organisms and show visible variations among organisms. variations could also be colony size, gas bubble, media color, and precipitate formation.

Mannitol salt agar or MSA may be a ordinarily used selective and differential growth medium in biology. It encourages the expansion of a bunch of certain microorganism whereas inhibiting the expansion of others. This medium is vital in medical laboratories as one methodology of identifying infective microbes during a short amount of your time