Students in a microbiology lab are provided plates of medium to use in their bacterial culturing. The growth of organisms that can metabolize mannose sugar will result in the agar turning yellow, while the agar color remains unchanged if the mannose is not metabolized. The plates contain a medium.

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The medium is differential because it allows for the differentiation between organisms that can metabolize mannose (turning the agar yellow) and those that cannot (agar color remains unchanged).

Students in a Microbiology Lab Are Provided Plates of Medium