Enrichment media contains substances that various bacteria r

Enrichment media contains substances that various bacteria require for growth; blood agar is considered enrichment media as it detects hemolysins. _ Sheila/Salmonella agar is considered selective because it has bile acids which allow the normal flora to grow but that inhibit non-intestinal bacteria.

Solution

1. True

Explanation

Blood agar medium is considered as enriched media, differential media used to isolate fastidious organisms and detect hemolytic activity

2. True

Explanation

Salmonella Shigella Agar is a selective and differential medium widely used in sanitary bacteriology to isolate Salmonella and Shigella from feces, urine, and fresh and canned foods. Inhibition of gram-positive microorganisms is obtained by the bile salts mixture. Used for differentiation of lactose fermenting and lactose non-fermenting intestinal organisms.