Culture medium used for corynebacterium diphtheriae-: (A) Loefflers serum slope, (B) Tetrathionate broth, (C) Selenite 'F' broth, (D) Chocolate agar
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., Loeffler's serum slope * The usual media employed for cultivation of diphtheria bacillus are1) Loeffler's serum slope# It is used for rapid diagnosis as growth is shown within 4-8 hours.2) Tellurite blood agar (Tinsdale medium)# It acts as selective media, as tellurite inhibits growth of most other bacteria.# Growth may take two days to appear.