does e coli grow on mannitol salt agar ?

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does e coli grow on mannitol salt agar

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Jasmine J. Castillo 2022-11-14T08:38:27+00:00 1 Answer 6 views New Member 0

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  1. microbiologist
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    2024-03-13T10:49:06+00:00
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    No, Escherichia coli (E. coli) does not grow on Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA). Mannitol Salt Agar is a selective and differential agar primarily used for the isolation and differentiation of Staphylococcus species, particularly Staphylococcus aureus. E. coli, being a coliform bacterium, does not possess the ability to ferment mannitol or tolerate the high salt concentration present in MSA, so it typically does not grow on this medium.

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