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What does TCBS agar stand for?
A
Tricitrate Chloride Bile Sucrose agar
B
Thiosulphate Citrate Bile Sucrose agar
C
Thiocitrate Chloride Barium Sulphate agar
D
Trichloride Carbon Barium Sulphate agar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts Sucrose (TCBS) Agar is used for the selective isolation of Vibrio cholerae and other enteropathogenic vibrios according to ISO 21872-1:2017 and ISO 21872-2:2007.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile-Salt Sucrose Agar, or TCBS Agar, is a selective culture medium used in microbiology laboratories to isolate Vibrio species. TCBS Agar is highly selective for the isolation of V. cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus as well as other Vibrio species.

Detailed explanation-3: -Evaluation of thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar, a selective medium for the isolation of Vibrio cholerae and other pathogenic vibrios.

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