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Carbohydrate Fermentation
Substrates: Glucose, Sucrose, Lactose
Enzymes: Misc., Sucrase, Lactase
Minimum Incubation: 24 hrs
Reagents: Phenol Red indicator
Carbohydrate Fermentation Test results:
Positive
Acid=yellow color
Gas = bubbles in inverted Durham tube
Negative
Alkaline=red color
No gas = no bubbles in tube
Citrate Utilization (slant tube)
Substrates: Citrate
Enzyme: Citrase
Minimum incubation: 48 hours
Reagents: Bromthmyol blue
Citrate Utilization Test Results:
Positive:
growth on slant and/or Prussian blue color
Negative
No growth and no color change
Methyl Red
Substrate: Glucose
Enzyme: Misc.
Incubation: 3-5 days
Reagents: Methyl Red indicator
Test results for Methyl Red:
Positive:
Mixed acid production (red color)
Negative
No acid production (any color other than red)
Voges-Proskauer (VP)
Substrate: Glucose
Enzymes: Misc.
Minimum Incubation time: 3-5 days
Reagents: Barritt’s A and Barritt’s B
Voges-Proskauer test results:
Positive:
Acetoin produced (red color)
Negative:
No acetoin produced (any color other than red)
Indole
Substrate: Tryptophan
Enzyme: Tryptophanase
Minimum incubation: 48 hrs
Reagents: Kovac’s reagent
Indole test results:
Positive:
Indole production (red ring of color at top of broth)
Negative
any color other than red in ring at top of broth
Nitrate Reduction
Substrate: Nitrate
Enzymes: Nitrate reductase
Minimum Incubation: 48 hrs
Reagents: Nitrite A and Nitrite B
Nitrate reduction test results:
Positive:
Red color after addition of reagents
Negative:
No red color after reagents but turns red after addition of zinc dust
Catalase:
Substrate: None
Enzyme: Catalase
Minimum Incubation: cultures at least 24 hours
Reagents: Hydrogen peroxide
Catalase test results:
Positive
Formation of bubbles after reagent
Negative:
no visible bubbles formed after reagent
Endoenzymes:
Carbohydrate Fermentation
Citrate Utilization
Methyl Red
Voges-Proskauer
Indole
Nitrate Reduction
Catalase