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Bile Solubility Test: Principle, Procedure, Results

The bile (sodium deoxycholate) solubility test distinguishes Streptococcus pneumoniae from all other alpha-hemolytic streptococci.  Streptococcus pneumoniae is bile soluble, whereas all other...

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Citrate Utilization Test: Principle, Procedure, Results

The citrate utilization test is commonly employed as part of a group of tests, the IMViC (Indole, Methyl Red, VP, and Citrate) tests, that distinguish between members of the Enterobacteriaceae...

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Bacitracin Test: Principle, Procedure, Results

Bacitracin is a bactericidal drug that is useful in treating superficial skin infections but is too toxic for systemic use. Bacitracin is a polypeptide antibiotic produced by Bacillus subtilis....

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Biochemical Tests for Bacterial Identification

In this blog post, I am sharing information about the standard, conventional biochemical tests and their primary uses in the Microbiology laboratory for identifying pathogens of interest. Some of the...

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Culture Media: PH Indicators, Color of Colonies

Colony color or pigmentation is mostly exploited characteristics of bacteria which aids in the differentiation and identification of the isolates. Except where there is a growth of pigmented...

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Urease Test: Principle, Procedure, Results

Urease is a constitutively expressed enzyme that hydrolyzes urea to carbon dioxide and ammonia. Many organisms especially those that infect the urinary tract, have a urease enzyme that is able to...

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