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Why is it that human blood Type O can be use as an alternative for sheep blood in preparing blood agar?
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∙ 15y ago
Many pathogens either fail to grow entirely or exhibit morphologies and hemolytic patterns on human blood agar that confound colony recognition.
Availability of sheep blood is one reason (Need not to take consent to draw blood).
Safety (free from HIV, HBV or HCV like organisms), another important reason.
Blood from specially breed sheep for microbiological purpose are free from antibiotics which interrupt the growth of bacteria.
Because of hemolysis which occur more frequently than to other animals blood, may be a reason but, not sure.
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∙ 13y ago
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Why do they use sheep's blood in petri dishes?
If you mean observing sheep's blood, it is because they are looking for diseases and other microscopic things in it's blood to determine things like it's health issues, blood type, and simply to know what sheep blood is made up of.
Why use sheep blood and not horse blood?
i think that if you want answers you should ask what is the use of these blood about
How does the sheep's cerebral cortex compare to the human cerebral cortex?
The depth of the fissure creating the cerebral hemisphere in a human brain is larger than that of a sheep. This is due to the fact that the human brain is larger and rounder compared to the elongated brain of the sheep.
Average size of sheep heart?
Blood flow of a sheep's heart is from the right atrium into the right ventricle. Next it goes to the lungs via the pulmonary artery. Lastly, oxygenated blood returns to the left atrium through the pulmonary veins. From the left atrium it goes to the left ventricle and then out to the body via the aorta.
What is a sensitized sheep red blood cell?
it's the red blood cell that's coated by the antigen-antibody complement complex.
What are the alternatives for sheep blood in preparing blood agar?
I'd say it depends why you're looking for an alternative. If you are looking to avoid the use of animal based products, you could try to find human blood agar. If you just want to find something other than sheep you could look for horse, goat, or bovine based blood agar.
What is another alternative to goat cheese?
Sheep cheese is an alternative
Do sheep and bull horns have nerves Or if not is it like human hair and nails with no nerves?
No nerves, but not quite like human hair either. Parts of the horns have a blood supply.
How are sheep corneas different from human corneas?
sheep's corneais cloudy and human's cornea is clear.
What is a merino alternative?
A crossbred sheep, a Poll Dorset, a White Suffolk
What are reptoid aliens?
Reptoid aliens are aliens that are green and slimy. They usually collect samples of sheep blood. People think they use sheep blood as a resource, but no. Some fear that one day, Reptoid aliens might control our planet and turn the human race into slavery.
Can a sheep have a human baby-?
No, species can not impregnate different species.
Why do they use sheep's blood in petri dishes?
If you mean observing sheep's blood, it is because they are looking for diseases and other microscopic things in it's blood to determine things like it's health issues, blood type, and simply to know what sheep blood is made up of.
Which animal's blood did Jean-Baptiste Denys use in the first transfusion to a human in 1667?
A small amount of the blood of a lamb was transfused into a 15 year old boy who recovered.
What differences did you note in the structures of the sheep cerebellum and the human cerebellum?
The sheep cerebellum is much smaller than the human cerebellum.
What is the average blood pressure for cattle?
blood pressure in sheep
Is there more sheep in Wales than people?
There are about 2 sheep per human
