The primary plating medium used to select out Clostridia spp.would be:
A)anaerobic blood agar.
B)laked kanamycin-vancomycin (LKV)blood agar.
C)phenylethyl alcohol agar (PEA).
D)thioglycollate.

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The primary plating media for Clostridia spp.is PEA,which selects out gram-positive organisms while inhibiting gram-negative bacteria.LKV is selective for gram-negative organisms,particularly Prevotella and Porphyromonas spp.Blood agar and thioglycollate are nonselective media.

The Primary Plating Medium Used to Select Out Clostridia Spp