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Alkaline Phosphatase Test of Milk – Principle, Procedure, Result, Uses

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Alkaline Phosphatase Test of Milk- Determination of Phosphatase Activity of Milk

Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) is an enzyme that is naturally found within all the raw milks that is utilized to determine the quality of pasteurization of milk. A complete pasteurization process can deactivate the enzyme below levels that can be detected by traditional methods. Because the stability of the heat of ALP is higher than the stability of pathogens that could be found in milk, it serves as a metric of security. However, failure for detection of ALP activity is not a mean an item is safe from pathogens.

Carbohydrate Fermentation Test – Sugar Fermentation Test

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Carbohydrate Fermentation Test - Sugar Fermentation Test

The carbohydrate fermentation test can be used to determine if bacteria are able to ferment a certain carbohydrate.
It is a test to determine any presence of acids or gas resulting from carbohydrate fermentation.

IMViC Test – Principle, Procedure, Result, Uses, Examples

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Operating Procedure of Fluorescence spectroscopy

IMViC test is a group of four biochemical tests which are used in microbiology laboratory to identify and differentiate Gram-negative bacteria especially coliform group and Enterobacteriaceae family. These tests are commonly performed after Gram staining and the reactions are stable and used as important identification tests. IMViC is an acronym in which I stands for … Read more

Iodine Test – Principle, Procedure, Result, Uses

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Iodine Test - Iodine test for starch Principle, Procedure, Result, Uses

Iodine testing is a chemical test that distinguishes mono- or diaccharides from polysaccharides such as amylase, glycogen, and dextrin. Starch-iodine is a variant of this test. It’s used to determine if there is glucose in the leaves.

Simmons Citrate Agar – Principle, Composition, Procedure, Result, uses

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Simmons citrate agar test

Simmons Citrate Agar is a specialized solid microbiological culture medium which is used mainly to differentiate Gram-negative bacteria especially the members of Enterobacteriaceae family. It is used to test the ability of an organism to survive by using citrate as the sole carbon and energy source and ammonium salts as the sole nitrogen source. It … Read more

Gelatin Hydrolysis Test – Purpose, Principle, Procedure, Result.

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Gelatin Hydrolysis Test Purpose, Principle, Procedure, Result.

The gelatin proteins derived from the animal connective tissue, collagen. Gelatin is produced when collagen is boiled in water. A gelatin hydrolysis test is used to detects the presence of gelatinases. Gelatinases are extracellularly secreted by some bacteria which hydrolyze or digest gelatin.

CAMP Test – Principle, Procedure, Result, Uses

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Christie, Atkins, and Munch-Peterson (CAMP) test

CAMP Test was first discovered by four researchers Christie, Atkins, Munch, and Peterson in 1944, that’s why this test is also known as Christie–Atkins–Munch-Peterson test.

Reverse CAMP test – Principle, Procedure, Result, Uses

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Reverse CAMP test

In this method, the Group B Streptococcus (CAMP test positive) is streaked in the center of sheep blood agar, and Clostridium perfringens is streaked perpendicular to it.

Biuret Test For Protein – Principle, Procedure, Result, Uses

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Biuret Test For Protein Principle, Procedure, Result, Application.

Proteins are polymers of amino acids. They are complex organic compounds containing nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen. Proteins are abundant in our everyday food e.g. egg, soya bean, pulses, fish, milk etc.

Tollens’ Test – Principle, Procedure, Result, Application

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Tollens’ Test Definition, Principle, Procedure, Result, Application.

It is a type of biochemical test which is used to distinguish reducing sugars from non-reducing sugars. This biochemical test is also known as the silver mirror test based on the end product of this test. This test was also used to differentiate between aldehydes and ketones through routine qualitative organic analysis.