An enrichment broth is:
A) A broth that has growth enhancers to allow fastidious organisms to flourish
B) Used as a supplement to agar plates to detect small numbers of most aerobes, anaerobes, and microaerophiles
C) A liquid medium designed to encourage the growth of small numbers of a particular organism while suppressing other florae
D) A broth that allows the grouping of microbes based on different characteristics demonstrated in the medium

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An enrichment broth is a liquid medium designed to encourage the growth of small numbers of a particular organism while suppressing other florae.Enrichment broths are incubated for a certain period and then must be subcultured to isolate the particular organism.Broth media can be used as a supplement to agar plates to detect small numbers of most aerobes,anaerobes,and microaerophiles.

An Enrichment Broth Is