Want this question answered?
blue/positive
It is positive for the metabolizing of glucose.
The result is the initial green color of the Simmons Citrate Agar turning blue; generating a positive indication that the organism does indeed utilize citrate as the sole source of carbon and energy.
No, Serratia and Klebsiella test positive for citrate. E.Coli tests negative.
M. Morganii is citrate negative
si
citrate result is positive in case of pseudomonas aeroginosa. slant and butt both will be positive
blue/positive
It is positive for the metabolizing of glucose.
The result is the initial green color of the Simmons Citrate Agar turning blue; generating a positive indication that the organism does indeed utilize citrate as the sole source of carbon and energy.
Staphylococcus Epidermidis does return a gram positive result on the citrate lab test. Gram stains will produce these results on slides.
Based on my own test, Shigella flexneri tests negative for the citrate test.
Citrate Permease is an enzyme that is responsible for transporting citrate inside the cell. Some bacteria have this enzyme while others do not. You can test for the presence of citrate permease by performing a Simmon's Citrate biochemical test.
assay test of sodium acid citrate
The positive test control organism for citrate utilization test is Klebsiella pneumoniae
No, Serratia and Klebsiella test positive for citrate. E.Coli tests negative.
M. Morganii is citrate negative