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Litmus Milk Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results

Litmus milk is an undefined milk-based medium consisting of skim milk and the pH indicator azolitmin (litmus). Azolitmin is pink at pH 4.5 and blue at pH 8.3. Between these extremes, it is purple. In...

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Malonate Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results

Malonate is an ionized form of malonic acid CH2(COOH)2, and its ester and salts. The medium for the malonate test contains sodium malonate. Malonate is a reversible inhibitor of succinate...

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MRS Broth Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results

Lactobacillus MRS Broth test is used to test gas production by Gram-positive rods in a glucose-containing medium. MRS is an acronym for the authors of this publication (De Mann JD, Rogosa, and...

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Acetamide Utilization Test: Principle, Procedure, and Results

Acetamide (ethanamide) is the simplest amide derived from acetic acid.  The formula of this organic compound is CH3CONH2. Acetamide utilization test is recommended for differentiating...

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Hookworm: Characteristics, Life Cycle, Pathogenesis and Diagnosis

Hookworm species have a worldwide distribution, with two species known to infect humans: Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. They are the second most common helminthic infection reported in...

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Size of Bacteria: Giant, Smallest, and Regular Ones

Bacteria are too small to see through the naked eye. This does not necessarily mean that bacteria are of uniform size and shape, in fact, bacteria come in a great many sizes and several...

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