MacConkey agar

English

Etymology

The medium was developed by the bacteriologist Alfred Theodore MacConkey.

Noun

MacConkey agar (countable and uncountable, plural MacConkey agars)

  1. A culture medium designed to grow gram-negative bacteria and differentiate them for lactose fermentation.

Derived terms

  • sorbitol MacConkey agar
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