Microbiology Biochemical Tests Quiz
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What does a positive result for the indole test indicate?

  • Production of acetoin
  • Ability to utilize citrate
  • Tryptophanase activity (correct)
  • Mixed acid fermentation
  • Which of the following tests results in a pink/red color upon a positive reaction?

  • Starch hydrolysis test
  • Citrate utilization test
  • Voges-Proskauer test (correct)
  • Methyl red test
  • What color indicates a positive result for citrate utilization?

  • Red
  • Blue (correct)
  • Pink
  • Clear
  • Which test would show a clear zone around bacterial growth after iodine is added?

    <p>Starch hydrolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the methyl red test, a positive result is indicated by which color change?

    <p>Red</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following tests confirms hydrogen sulfide production?

    <p>Black precipitate in the medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What indicates a positive reaction for urease activity?

    <p>Pink color</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which reaction produces a green color after adding ferric chloride?

    <p>Phenylalanine deamination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What result would you expect from a positive catalase test?

    <p>Bubbling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which test is used to determine if an organism can utilize citrate as its sole carbon source?

    <p>Citrate utilization test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organism is indicated by positive results in the methyl red and indole tests?

    <p>Escherichia coli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What indicates a positive result for the Voges-Proskauer test?

    <p>Pink/red color after adding VP reagents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a red layer after adding Kovac's reagent indicate in the indole test?

    <p>Tryptophanase activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following tests reveals a clear zone around bacterial growth after iodine is added?

    <p>Starch hydrolysis test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which color change is associated with a positive reaction for urea hydrolysis?

    <p>Pink</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which test would you expect to see a purple color within seconds?

    <p>Oxidase test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What result indicates black precipitate formation in the medium?

    <p>Hydrogen sulfide production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is indicated by a clear zone around growth on spirit blue agar?

    <p>Fat hydrolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What color indicates a positive reaction in the methyl red test?

    <p>Red</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which test discriminates between Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes?

    <p>Methyl red test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Voges-Proskauer test, what color indicates a positive result?

    <p>Pink</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the indicative result for the citrate utilization test?

    <p>Blue color</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a result from a positive catalase test?

    <p>Bubbling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do you expect to see in a positive indole test?

    <p>Red layer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A positive hydrogen sulfide production test is indicated by which result?

    <p>Black precipitate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these tests shows positive results with a clear zone around bacterial growth after specific reagent application?

    <p>Starch hydrolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which test distinguishes Enterobacter aerogenes from Escherichia coli based on its ability to produce acetoin?

    <p>Voges-Proskauer test</p> Signup and view all the answers

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