Question

Select the type of medium that would be most suitable to isolate E. coli from a dirty catch urine sample in a patient suffering from a suspected UTI.

a. differential
b. semi solid
c. selective
d. enriched.

Answer 1

c. selective

Step-by-step explanation:

Selective medium -

Selective type of medium is the most appropriate and suitable from the detection of the E.Coli .

Even a new generation of the selective media is available from Sigma - Aldrich which employs the chromogenic and florogenic substartes .

Hence ,

these media detect E.Coli , due to the presence of beta - D - glucuronidase .