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    1 13-06-2012  00:26
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    help with microbiology!!!!!!!!!
    how can selective and differential media be used to identify MRSA? im really stuck csnnot find nothing on it please help quickkk
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    2 13-06-2012  01:30
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    Re: help with microbiology!!!!!!!!!
    I'm pretty sure you use Mannitol Salt Agar as a selective medium, as it's high in NaCl, only SA can grow and form yellow colonies.
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    3 14-06-2012  23:12
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    Re: help with microbiology!!!!!!!!!
    to go further, MRSA is antibiotic resistant... are you able to continue with that?
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