MacConkey agar
nounEtymology The medium was developed by the bacteriologist Alfred Theodore MacConkey.
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A culture medium designed to grow gram-negative bacteria and differentiate them for lactose fermentation.
- Derived terms
- sorbitol MacConkey agar
noun
Etymology The medium was developed by the bacteriologist Alfred Theodore MacConkey.
A culture medium designed to grow gram-negative bacteria and differentiate them for lactose fermentation.
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