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Subject: Why do they use sheeps blood in agar?

Date: Mon Apr 25 07:26:26 2005
Posted by John
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Camden County High School
City: Kingsland State/Province: GA Country: USA
Area of science: Microbiology
ID: 1114431986.Mi
Message:

We had career day at our school and we were told by a lab tech they use sheeps 
blood in agar for growing bacteria.  We just wanted to know why.


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