Selective medium for Naegleria fowleri –
Correct Answer: Non Nutrient agar with E. coli
Description: Option 2 NNN ( Novy-MacNeal-Nicolle) Media is used for culture of Leishmania and Trypanosoma. Option 3 CSF sample can be cultivated on nonnutrient agar (Page's saline and 1.5% agar), lawn cultured with E. coli. Naegleria feeds on bacteria and crawls over the lawn culture of E. coli to produce trails. Option 4 Diamond media (Axenic culture): it is used for isolation of Trichomonas and Entamoeba histolytica.
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