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...
Category: Biochemical Tests
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...
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...
BioMérieux's API identification products are test kits for the identification of Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and yeast. The kits include strips that contain up to 20 miniature...
Certain bacterial species liberate sulfur from sulfur-containing amino acids or other compounds in the form of H₂S. This ability of these bacteria can be used as an important characteristic of...
Starch hydrolysis test is used to determine if the organism is capable of breaking down starch into maltose through the activity of the extra-cellular α-amylase enzyme. Starch, the most important...
