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EMB
1. What makes EMB selective?6. What causes the indicator to change color?
Ans-1.) Eosin dye and methylene blue makes the medium selective as they inhibit the growth of gram-positive bacteria to a limited degree .
Ans-2.) It inhibits the growth of gram positive bacteria ,therefore selects for gram negative bacteria .
Ans-3.) The dyes also serve as differential indicators for the products of fermentation. Lactose and sucrose provide a carbohydrate source. The production of acid from lactose- or sucrose-fermentation results in the eosin-methylene blue dye complex being taken up by bacterial cells to produce a brown to blue-black colony appearance.
Ans-4.)The Preparation provides a clear distinction between colonies of lactose and non-lactose-fermenting microorganisms.
Ans-5.) Eosin Y and methylene blue are pH indicator dyes.
Ans-6.) Vigorous fermenters of lactose or sucrose will produce sufficient quantities of acid , which combine with eosin-methylene blue complex to form a dark purple precipitate at low pH.