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Bryan dbd2 at psu.edu
Thu Mar 23 22:55:57 EST 2000



David Lawton wrote:

> "Errol" <E.S.Kwan at massey.ac.nz> wrote in message
> news:38d98644.180750243 at news.massey.ac.nz...
> > From the sounds of the experiment Riffi wants to sample the air.
> > Expose the plate and see what grows.  For this I would suggest a
> > nutrient agar plate, not a selective one such as blood agar.
> >
> Blood agar, selective?
>
> --
> David Lawton

Well in a strict sense, "enrichment", but depending on how you used it
it could select against oligotrophic bugs, and for pathogens or
commensals.

-B






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