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Agriculture · Q459

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 459

Q459

Blood is added in blood medium agar at following concentration

A.
5 - 10%
Answer
B.
15%
C.
20%
D.
2%

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Blood is added to blood medium agar at 5 - 10% concentration.
Blood agar plates (BAPs) contain mammalian blood, typically at a concentration of 5 - 10%. BAPs are enriched, differential media used to isolate fastidious organisms and detect hemolytic activity.
It also contains meat extract or yeast extract, tryptone, sodium chloride and agar.