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Describe a natural circumstance where Staphylococcus species of bacteria might benefit from salt tolerance.
How might hemolysis benefit a hemolytic organism?
Imagine that you have a culture containing a single bacterial species. This culture may be one of several possible species. Describe a scenario where you use Mannitol Salt agar, Blood Agar, and EMB plates to identify the unknown bacterial species. That is, how would you use these plates to help you identify it?
What is the main goal of streaking for isolation?
What happens to the growth on the plate if you forget to sterilize the loop in between sectors when streaking for isolation? (Be specific, discussing each sector.)
What happens to the growth on the plate if you transfer from the stock culture to inoculate each of the sectors? (Be specific, discussing each sector.)
Suppose you successfully streak a plate and obtain isolated colonies of two different bacterial species (that is, a mixed culture)? How can you use this plate to new pure culture of one of the bacteria?