In a patient with UTI, LED (Cystine, Lactose Electrolyte Deficiency) Media is preferred over MacConkeys media because –
Correct Answer: Promotes growth of staph aureus and Candida
Description: MacConkey agar: is mainly used to differentiate between various gram-negative rod-shaped organism. It also inhibits the growth of Gram-positive organism. Thus it is both differential and selective REF:Textbook of microbiology Ananthanarayan page no. 42
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