Selective media:
A) Allow the growth of fastidious microbes through the addition of certain growth enhancers
B) Support the grouping of microbes based on different characteristics demonstrated in the media
C) Support the growth of most nonfastidious microbes
D) Support the growth of one type or group of microbes, but not another

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Nonselective media support the growth of most nonfastidious microbes.Selective media support the growth of one type or group of microbes,but not another.Differential media allow grouping of microbes based on different characteristics demonstrated on that medium.Enriched media contain growth enhancers that are added to nonselective agar to allow fastidious organisms to flourish.

Selective Media