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Agriculture · Q774

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 774

Q774

Selective media for Xanthomonas is

A.
King's B
B.
D2
C.
Tetrazolium chloride
D.
Yeast extract nutrient agar
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The selective media for Xanthomonas is yeast extract nutrient agar.
A selective medium (XMSM) was developed for isolation of Xanthomonas maltophilia from bulk soil and plant rhizosphere environments.
The XMSM basal medium contained maltose, tryptone, bromthymol blue and agar.