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Only gram-negative
bacteria grow on EMB
agar. (Gram-positive
bacteria are inhibited by
the dyes eosin and
methylene blue added to
the agar.) Based on its rate
of lactose fermentation, E.
coli produces dark, blue-
black colonies with a
metallic green sheen on
EMB agar.
Growing on EMB Agar
Enterobacter aerogenes
Nutrient Agar
Micrococcus luteus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Mannitol Salt Agar
Mannitol salt agar is both a selective and differential
growth medium. It is used to differentiate pathogenic
Staphylococcus species from nonpathogenic
members of the genus Micrococcus.
2. M. luteus
Salt tolerance -
Mannitol fermentation -
Staphylococcus aureus
Growing on Mannitol Salt
Agar.