• Culture Media
  • Tests
  • microbes
  • Difference Between

Learn Microbiology Online

Medical Microbiology Guide

  • Bacteriology
    • Culture Media
  • Virology
  • Parasitology
  • Mycology
  • Immunology
News Ticker
  • [ March 20, 2020 ] Herd Immunity: Types, Threshold, and Usefulness Immunology
  • [ April 10, 2021 ] Actinomyces: Properties, Disease, and Laboratory Diagnosis Bacteriology
  • [ April 3, 2021 ] Sample Collections for Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infections Mycology
  • [ February 4, 2021 ] Carba NP Test (CNPt): Principle, Procedure and Results Antibiotic Resistance
  • [ January 30, 2021 ] Dermatophyte Test Medium (DTM): Composition, Preparation, and Uses Mycology
  • [ December 15, 2020 ] 5 Most Dangerous Viral Infections In History Virology
HomeBiochemical Tests for Gram Negative Bacteria

Biochemical Tests for Gram Negative Bacteria

Bacteriology

Kligler’s Iron Agar (KIA): Principle, Procedure and Results

April 30, 2019 Acharya Tankeshwar 4

Kligler’s Iron Agar (KIA) is used for the detection of carbohydrate fermentation. Reactions of KIA helps to include/exclude particular bacterial isolate in the family Enterobacteriaceae.  If an organism cannot ferment glucose, then in KIA, alkaline […]

Bacteriology

Phenylalanine Deaminase Test : Principle, Procedure, Results and Uses

November 4, 2016 Acharya Tankeshwar 3

Phenylalanine deaminase test also known as phenylpyruvic acid (PPA) test is used to test the ability of an organism to produce enzyme deaminase.  This enzyme removes the amine group from the amino acid phenylalanine and […]

Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Disease

Oxidative fermentative (OF) test:  Principle, procedure and results

February 11, 2016 Acharya Tankeshwar 4

The oxidative-fermentative (OF) test was developed by Hugh and Leifson in 1953. They developed OF media to differentiate between oxidative bacteria (that produces acid from carbohydrates under aerobic condition only) and fermentative bacteria (that produces […]

Bacteriology

Voges Proskauer (VP) Test: Principle, Procedure and Results

March 17, 2015 Acharya Tankeshwar 8

Voges-Proskauer is a double eponym, named after two microbiologists working at the beginning of the 20th century.  They first observed the red color reaction produced by appropriate culture media after treatment with potassium hydroxide. It […]

Bacteriology

Hippurate Hydrolysis test: principle, procedure, uses and results

March 14, 2015 Acharya Tankeshwar 2

Hippurate is the glycine conjugate of benzoic acid.  When hippurate is hydrolysed by an organism glycine and benzoic acid are formed. In the classical test (48 hours), The benzoic acid produced was detected using ferric […]

Bacteriology

Culture media used for isolation and identification of Salmonella typhi and paratyphi

January 27, 2015 Acharya Tankeshwar 11

Salmonella is a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae. It is a Gram-negative bacilli, motile and non-lactose fermenter. The genus can be divided into two species (S. enterica and S. bongori), based on their phenotypic profile. […]

Biochemical tests in Microbiology

Methyl Red (MR) test: Principle, procedure and results

January 24, 2014 Acharya Tankeshwar 10

Methyl Red (MR)  test determines whether the microbe performs mixed acids fermentation when supplied glucose. Types and proportion of fermentation products produced by anaerobic fermentation of glucose are one of the key taxonomic characteristics which […]

Biochemical tests in Microbiology

Catalase test: Principle, Procedure, Results and Applications

October 7, 2013 Acharya Tankeshwar 33

Catalase is an enzyme, which is produced by microorganisms that live in oxygenated environments to neutralize toxic forms of oxygen metabolites; H2O2.  The catalase enzyme neutralizes the bactericidal effects of hydrogen peroxide and protects them. […]

IMViC Test results of Escherichia coli
Bacteriology

IMViC Tests: Principle, Procedure and results

July 21, 2013 Acharya Tankeshwar 23

Each of the letters in “IMViC” stands for one of these tests. “I” is for indole; “M” is for methyl red; “V” is for Voges-Proskauer, and “C” is for citrate,  lowercase “i” is added for […]

Bacteriology

MUG (beta-Glucuronidase) test for rapid identification of E. coli

July 20, 2013 Acharya Tankeshwar 3

MUG is an acronym for 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucuronide. Escherichia coli produces the enzyme beta-D-glucuronidase. Beta-D-glucuronidase is a enzyme which hydrolyzes the beta-D-glucopyranosid-uronic derivatives to aglycons and D-glucuronic acid. The substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucuronide is impregnated in the disc and is hydrolyzed […]

TSI Agar Test results
Biochemical tests in Microbiology

Triple Sugar Iron Agar (TSI): Principle, Procedure and Interpretation

July 16, 2013 Acharya Tankeshwar 82

Whenever you see the name of this test i.e. ‘Triple Sugar Iron Agar‘, you have to remember that it’s a test which has three sugar (lactose, sucrose, and glucose) and also iron; and it contains agar […]

Bacteriology

Citrate Utilization Test: Principle, Procedure and Results

May 17, 2013 Acharya Tankeshwar 9

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 family based on their metabolic by-products. […]

Posts navigation

1 2 »
  • Actinomyces in culture and gram-stain
    Actinomyces: Properties, Disease, and Laboratory Diagnosis
    April 10, 2021 Comments Off on Actinomyces: Properties, Disease, and Laboratory Diagnosis
  • Specimen for fungal diagnosis
    Sample Collections for Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal Infections
    April 3, 2021 0
  • Carba NP test result
    Carba NP Test (CNPt): Principle, Procedure and Results
    February 4, 2021 1
  • Dermatophyte Test Medium Culture Plate
    Dermatophyte Test Medium (DTM): Composition, Preparation, and Uses
    January 30, 2021 0
  • Various types of viruses
    5 Most Dangerous Viral Infections In History
    December 15, 2020 0

Popular Articles

  • Most Probable Number (MPN) Test: Principle, Procedure and Results
    Most Probable Number (MPN) Test: Principle, Procedure and Results
  • MCQ in Microbiology: Immunology Questions and Answers with Explanation
    MCQ in Microbiology: Immunology Questions and Answers with Explanation
  • Pour plate Method: Principle, Procedure, Uses, and (Dis) Advantages
    Pour plate Method: Principle, Procedure, Uses, and (Dis) Advantages
  • Triple Sugar Iron Agar (TSI): Principle, Procedure and Interpretation
    Triple Sugar Iron Agar (TSI): Principle, Procedure and Interpretation
  • Streak plate method: Principle, Purpose, Procedure, and results  
    Streak plate method: Principle, Purpose, Procedure, and results  

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,586 other subscribers

Get updates in Facebook

Get updates in Facebook

Useful Categories

  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Bacteriology
    • Anaerobic Bacteriology
    • Biochemical tests in Microbiology
    • Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Disease
    • MCQ Bacteriology
    • Virulence Factors of Pathogenic Bacteria
  • Culture Media used in Microbiology
  • Difference Between
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Funny Microbiology
  • Immunology
    • MCQ immunology
  • Life of Bidur
  • MCQ Microbiology
  • Medals and Awards in Microbiology
  • Microbial Genetics
  • Microbiology for Beginners
  • Molecular Biology
  • Mycology
    • Lab Diagnosis of Fungal Disease
    • MCQ Mycology
  • Parasitology
    • Lab Diagnosis of Parasitic Disease
    • MCQ Parasitology
  • Principles of sterilization and disinfection
  • Recent discovery in microbiology
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Staining techniques in Microbiology
  • USMLE Microbiology Practice Questions
  • Virology
    • Lab Diagnosis of Viral Disease
    • MCQ Virology
    • Structure of Virus
Pages
  • About Microbeonline.com
    • About Me
  • Privacy Policy
Pages
  • Advertise with Us
  • Disclaimer
  • MIcrobiology Books

Copyright © 2021 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes