Editorial use only Preparing microbiological sample. Microbiologist adding nutrient broth to a sample taken from a food product. Any bacteria in the s

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Editorial use only Preparing microbiological sample. Microbiologist adding nutrient broth to a sample taken from a food product. Any bacteria in the sample will feed on the nutrient broth and multiply, allowing them to be identified. Photographed in one of the FDA's mobile laboratories.

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