What evidence indicates the presence of anaerobes in cultures?

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Several clues can alert the microbiologist that anaerobes may be present on the primary plates.These include (1)a foul odor upon opening an anaerobic jar or bag; (2)colonies present on the anaerobically incubated sheep blood agar plates but not on the CO₂-incubated blood or chocolate agar plates; (3)good growth,more than 1 mm in diameter,of gray colonies on the Bacteroides bile esculin (BBE)plate; (4)colonies on either the KVLBA or anaerobic SBA plate that fluoresce brick-red under ultraviolet light or a double zone of hemolysis on SBA incubated anaerobically.

What Evidence Indicates the Presence of Anaerobes in Cultures