fastidious

(adjective)

Microorganisms that are difficult to culture since they need specific nutrients in their medium to grow.

Related Terms

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Examples of fastidious in the following topics:

  • Chancroid (Soft Chancre)

    • Chancroid is caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, a gram-negative fastidious organism .
  • Enrichment and Isolation

    • Some, termed fastidious organisms, require specialized environments due to complex nutritional requirements.
    • Enriched media contain the nutrients required to support the growth of a wide variety of organisms, including some of the more fastidious ones.
  • Culture Media

    • Some organisms, termed fastidious organisms, need specialized environments due to complex nutritional requirements.
  • Methylotrophy and Methanotrophy

    • The fact that some methylotrophs can also make use of multi-carbon compounds distinguishes them from methanotrophs, which are usually fastidious methane and methanol oxidizers.
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