Meanings
nounMacConkey agar (countable and uncountable, plural MacConkey agars)
plural MacConkey agars
- countableuncountableA culture medium designed to grow gram-negative bacteria and differentiate them for lactose fermentation.
Origin
The medium was developed by the bacteriologist Alfred Theodore MacConkey.
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MacConkey agar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacConkey%20agar
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