Science Image Library: MacConkey's Agar (MAC)

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MacConkey's Agar Bacterial Growth Medium

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MacConkey's Agar with Salmonella on Left Plat, E. coli on Right
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Example of Colony Morphology of Bacteria Grown onMacConkey's
Various Gram-negative bacterial colony morphology grown on MacConkey's Agar (MAC)
Bacterial Growth on MacConkey's Agar. Lac - Salmonella Left, Lac + E.coli Right
Bacterial Growth on MacConkey's Agar. Lac - Salmonella Left, Lac + E.coli Right
Bacterial growth on MacConkey's Agar. Lac - Salmonella left, Lac + E.coli right. 
E. coli Bacteria Written and Growing on MacConkey's Agar.
E. coli bacteria written and growing on MacConkey's Agar. 
E. coli Lac + Bacterial Growth on MacConkey's Agar
E. coli lac + bacterial growth on MacConkey's Agar. 
E. coli on MacKonkey's Agar That Has Dried Up
E. coli lac + bacterial growth on MacConkey's Agar. On this plate, the MAC Agar and bacteria have dried out.
MacConkey's Agar Showing Lactose Positive Pink Colony
MacConkey's Agar showing lactose positive pink colony.
MacConkey's Agar Growing a Pink Smiley Face of E. coli
MacConkey's Agar growing a pink smiley face of E. coli.
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MacConkeys (back) & TSY agar (front) growing environmental sample from kitchen sink.
MacConkeys (back) & TSY agar (front) growing environmental sample from kitchen sink.
Unknown bacteria plated on Mannitol Salt Agar (left) and MacConkey's (right). Note that there is no growth on MacConkey's. So what do you think the unknown bacterium is?
Bacterial growth on MacConkey's Agar. Lac - Salmonella left, Lac + E.coli right. 
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