What is the purpose of flame sterilizing the inoculating loop or needle before and after using it? What is meant by ‘streak dilution’ technique? What is the purpose of placing the inoculated agar plate in an inverted position in the incubator?

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Chapter7: Basic Clinical Microbiology
Section7.3: Culture Techniques For Bacteriology
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  1.  What is the purpose of flame sterilizing the inoculating loop or needle before and after using
    it?
  2. What is meant by ‘streak dilution’ technique?
  3. What is the purpose of placing the inoculated agar plate in an inverted position in the
    incubator?
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