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Macconkey Agar Lab Report
In this experiment, it started with cultured media and sterilisation of bacteria. The medium provided were MacConkey Agar, Nutrient Agar, Nutrient Broth. Type of sterilisation that being used was dry heat via flaming, by heating the coil till ember to destroy material that been effected with other organisms. The next experiment are focus on isolation and purification of microbes. After that, transfer cultured from broth into broth was done and follow up by slant agar Then, streaking technique used in Nutrient Agar while spreading bacteria used from broth to MacConkey Agar. Lastly, autoclave was done by lab assistant.
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