What is the purpose of EMB agar?
It is useful in differentiating gram positive and gram negative bacteria.
It helps in the isolation and differentiation of enteric bacilli and gram negative bacilli.
It is used in testing the quality of water, especially in determining if the water is contaminated by harmful microorganisms. It differentiates microorganisms in the colon-typhoid-dysentery group (4, 5, and 6)