Which of the following is a rapid growth medium for Klebs-Loeffler Bacillus?
Correct Answer: Loeffler’s serum slope
Description: Klebs-Loeffler Bacillus is another name of Corynebacterium diphtheria.
→ Enrichment is necessary.
→ Selective media: Cysteine-Tellurite blood agar or Tinsdale medium.
→ For rapid growth: Loeffler's serum slope (also for TB).
→ Special stain to see granules - Albert's, Neisser's and Ponder's. Granules are also called as Polar bodies since arranged in poles.
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