Cystine tryptic agar
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cystine-tryptic-agar-198-11278558
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Cystine tryptic agar
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Cystine tryptic agar (CTA), also known as cystine trypticase agar, is a growth medium used for the identification of microorganisms. It can be used to determine if organisms can ferment various carbohydrates, including maltose, lactose, and sucrose. This approach can be used to type organisms because although strains quickly gain antibiotic resistance, they rarely gain the ability to metabolize new nutrients For example, the following fermentation patterns have been observed:
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2023-07-04T08:24:20Z
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