When studying microbes, why is it important to separate mixed communities into individual pure cultures of the different species?
a. Separation is important because in a mixed culture, one species always inhibits the growth of the other species.
b. So we can understand the blochemical characteristics of one species without confusing it with ariother species.
c. Microbes grow more slowly in mixed cultures, so separating them out will help their growth rate.
d. So we can clearly see what color the microbial colony is on the agar plate.
e. It actually isn't that important to separate out mixtures.