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Culturing	The process of transferring microbes to a growth medium is called inoculation. The microbes to be transferred are called the inoculum.	Image Courtesy of Dr. Fankhauser
	The primary media is the media that is inoculated with the patient's specimen. Agar plates are usually the primary media.	Image courtesy of University of South Alabama
	Broth media is used for facilitating the growth of fastidious (picky) microbes or microbes in low numbers.	Image courtesy of Austin Community College