MacConkey agar

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf growth medium
gptkbp:color colorless for non-lactose fermenters
pink for lactose fermenters
gptkbp:contains lactose
crystal violet
bile salts
neutral red
gptkbp:developedBy Alfred Theodore MacConkey
gptkbp:differential lactose fermenters
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1900s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MacConkey agar
gptkbp:inhibitedBy Gram-positive bacteria
gptkbp:pHIndicator neutral red
gptkbp:selectiveFor Gram-negative bacteria
gptkbp:type selective medium
differential medium
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Salmonella
gptkb:Enterobacter
gptkb:Klebsiella
gptkb:Shigella
gptkb:Bacteria
isolation of Gram-negative bacteria
gptkbp:usedIn microbiology
clinical diagnostics
water quality testing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yersinia_enterocolitica
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7