Question 1 What does the pink band in the Fluid Thioglycolate Media indicate?

Question 1

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   What does the pink band in the Fluid Thioglycolate Media indicate?

   	Presence of oxygen
   	Absence of oxygen
   	Growth
   	Carbohydrate Metabolism

Question 2

What would be the effect of using FTM tubes with broad pink zone?

Question 3

Provide an explanation as to why bacteria from each location displayed its pattern of growth.

Question 4

Why is it important to pull the inoculating needle out of the FTM via the same path you inserted it?

Question 5

How would you explain the presence of bacterial growth in the control FTM tube?