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Unknown Microorganisms Lab Report

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The microbial world is extremely diverse. Every microbial species has a combination of morphological and metabolic characteristics. A series of biochemical test need to be carried out on an isolated culture of the unknown microbe. These tests will assess the metabolic properties of the unknown microorganism. Using the unique combination of characteristic determined by the series of tests, the unknown microbial species can be identified. Specialized cultural medium are used to isolate and identify particular organisms, such medium are called Selective Medium. All of Selective medium used in this experiment consists of all four components: 1) Nutrients that allow optimal growth of the organisms being tested, but can be made to have to optimize

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