This is a differential medium. It tests an organism's ability to ferment the sugar glucose as well as its ability to convert the end product of glycolysis, pyruvic acid into gaseous byproducts. This ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A biochemical test that can rapidly identify extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a blood culture is 100% accurate on all fronts, new ...

3. Biochemical tests - Suggestion: begin by reviewing your lecture notes (lectures 15 through 21). The important aspects of each test are then stressed in the Summary of Biochemical Tests found on the ...

“By turning bacteria into easy, fast test systems, we can rapidly check whether a human gene change is harmful and screen thousands of chemicals to find potential drugs,” said Choe.