A Reducing Media is Used to Culture

Question

A reducing media is used to culture
A)fastidious organisms.
B)aerobic organisms.
C)anaerobic organisms.
D)any pathogenic organisms.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Accepted Answer

A reducing media is used to culture anaerobic organisms. This is because reducing agents in the media like thioglycolate remove oxygen from the medium which creates a low oxygen environment, providing the ideal conditions for the growth of anaerobic bacteria.