In which of the following ways is CLED medium better than MacConkey agar?
(A) It prevents proteus swarming (B) Inhibits growth of other commensals (C) It allows Staphylococcus and Candida to grow (D) It differentiates lactose fermenters from non-fermenters
(C) Ans: C. It allows Staphylococcus and Candida to growRef: Ananthanarayan 10/e p39, 10/e p39, 81e p667)Advantage of CLED medium over MacConkey agar is that it allows Staphylococcus and Candida to growTypical colony morphology on CLED AgarEscherichia coliOpaque yellow colonies with a slightly deeper yellow centerdegKlebsiella sppYellow to whitish-blue colonies, extremely mucoiddegProteus sppTranslucent blue coloniesdegPseudomonas aeruginosaGreen colonies with typical matted surface & rough peripherydegEnterococciSmall yellow colonies, about 0.5 mm in diameterdegStaphylococcus aureusDeep yellow colonies, uniform in colordegCoagulase negative StaphylococciPale yellow colonies, more opaque than Enterococcus faecalisa