Tampons shouldn't be worn overnight because... 1  Tampons need to be changed every 4-6 hours and many people sleep longer than this - changing often is important as tampons allow bacterial growth while preventing vaginal cleaning so the longer a tampon is worn the more bacteria can multiply within the vagina.
MacConkey agar is a selective medium containing bile salts and crystal violet that inhibits the growth of Gram-positive bacteria while allowing for the growth of Gram-negative bacteria.MacConkey agar is often used when investigating and culturing fecal bacteria.he MacConkey agar we talked about as an example of a selective media is also a differential media. In addition to the selective bile salts and crystal violet, MacConkey agar contains a pH indicator and the sugar lactose.
Video: Differential & Selective Media in Microbiology. Every microbiologist eventually has to grow cultures of bacteria for their experiments. In this lesson, we will investigate selective and differential media, two techniques to make culturing bacterial species a little more efficient. UExcel Microbiology: Study Guide & Test Prep / Science Courses.