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Aesculin Blood Agar
BLS Agar
Casein Hydrolysis
EMB Agar
Gelatin Hydrolysis
Kings B Agar
Lecithinase Test
Sensitivity to O/129
Starch Hydrolysis
--Tubes--
Aesculin Hydrolysis
Alpha-Methyl-D-Mannoside
Ammonium Salt Sugars
Carbohydrate Fermentation 1
Carbohydrate Fermentation 2
Carbohydrate Fermentation 3
Coagulase Test
Decarboxylase Test
Indole Test
Loeffler Serum Slopes
Malonate Test
Methyl Red Test
Motility Test
Nitrate Reduction Test 1
OF Test 1
OF Test 2
OF Test 3
ONPG
Simmons citrate
TSI 1
TSI 2
TSI 3
Urease Test
Voges-Proskauer Test
Indole Test
This test is used to determine whether an organism can split indole from tryptophan. After incubation in tryptophan or peptone broth, Kovac's reagent is added.
1. Uninoculated medium.
2. Positive reaction:
Escherichia coli
.
3. Negative reaction:
Salmonella
.
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Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences - University of Copenhagen
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