Ans: C. It allows Staphylococcus and Candida to growRef: Ananthanarayan 10/e p39, 10/e p39, 81e p667)Advantage of CLED medium over MacConkey agar is that it allows Staphylococcus and Candida to growTypical colony morphology on CLED AgarEscherichia coliOpaque yellow colonies with a slightly deeper yellow centerdegKlebsiella sppYellow to whitish-blue colonies, extremely mucoiddegProteus sppTranslucent blue coloniesdegPseudomonas aeruginosaGreen colonies with typical matted surface & rough peripherydegEnterococciSmall yellow colonies, about 0.5 mm in diameterdegStaphylococcus aureusDeep yellow colonies, uniform in colordegCoagulase negative StaphylococciPale yellow colonies, more opaque than Enterococcus faecalisa
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