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MacConkey agar
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Etymology
The medium was developed by the bacteriologist Alfred Theodore MacConkey.
Noun
MacConkey agar (countable and uncountable, plural MacConkey agars)
- A culture medium designed to grow gram-negative bacteria and differentiate them for lactose fermentation.
Derived terms
- sorbitol MacConkey agar
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