An enrichment culture is a medium with specific and known qualities that favors the growth of a particular microorganism. The enrichment culture`s environment will support the growth of a selected microorganism, while inhibiting the growth of others. Lourens Bass Becking succinctly summarized enrichment cultures` abilities when he said `everyth......
<cell culture, microbiology> Use of selective culture media and incubation conditions to isolate microorganisms directly from nature. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... 
one grown on a medium, usually liquid, that has been supplemented to encourage the growth of a given type of organism.
Type: Term Synonyms: elective culture
media providing growth conditions that favor the expansion of an organism present in low numbers