"MacConkey agar" meaning in All languages combined

See MacConkey agar on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: MacConkey agars [plural]
Etymology: The medium was developed by the bacteriologist Alfred Theodore MacConkey. Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: MacConkey agar Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: sorbitol MacConkey agar

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