5 Questions
What is the purpose of the O/F Glucose test?
To determine if the organism is oxidative or fermentative
What does a color change from green to yellow indicate in the O/F Glucose test?
Fermentative organism
What purpose does layering one tube with mineral oil serve in the O/F Glucose test?
Prevents the diffusion of oxygen and helps establish anaerobic condition
What are the three important ingredients in the O/F Glucose test medium?
Glucose, peptone, brom-thymol blue pH indicator
What does the O/F Glucose test aim to determine if the organism is?
Oxidative or fermentative
Test your knowledge of oxidative and fermentation tests in microbiology with this quiz. Explore the O/F glucose test and understand how to determine if an organism carries out respiration or fermentation, and which sugars are specifically fermented.
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