With respect to the MacConkey Agar what would be the possibl

With respect to the MacConkey Agar, what would be the possible consequences of replacing the lactose with glucose?

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When lactose is replaced by glucose in macConkey agar, it will not be a differential medium. It is usually used to differentiate between Gram negative organisms which ferment lactose and which dont ferment lactose. This differentiation will not be seen if lactose is replaced with glucose.

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