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blood agar

n.
An agar medium that is enriched with whole blood and used to grow certain strains of bacteria.
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Noun1.blood agar - a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrientblood agar - a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient
agar, nutrient agar - any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
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The isolates grew on blood agar, yielding colonies with a smooth center and rough edges, and displayed a hemolysis.
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Bacterial culture in blood agar was obtained in three days.
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It is haemolytic in blood agar. On MacConkey medium, colonies are bright pink due to lactose fermentation.
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