Corynebacterium diphtheriae can be grown within 6-8 hours on:
Correct Answer: Loeffler’s serum slope
Description: On Loeffler’s serum slope, C. diphtheriae grows after 4–6 hours at 37°C producing small, circular, and white opaque colonies.
If no colonies are seen, the medium is reincubated further for 24 hours.
Parija SC. Textbook of Microbiology & Immunology. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2014. Page:218
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