The all-purpose media Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA)contains the following four ingredients; pancreatic digest of casein,digest of soybean meal,NaCl and agar. TSA is best described as ________.

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The all-purpose media Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA)contains the following four ingredients; pancreatic digest of casein,digest of soybean meal,NaCl and agar.  TSA is best described as ________.

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Tryptic Soy Agar is a complex media because it contains unknown amounts of nutrients in the form of pancreatic digest of casein and digest of soybean meal. It is not a defined media because the exact amount of nutrients is not known. It is not a differential, selective or reducing media.

The All-Purpose Media Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA)contains the Following Four