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Unknown Project Results Sheet Unknown #____

Gram Reaction ________________

Acid-fast Reaction ________________

Endospore ________________

Cell morphology ________________

and arrangement

Description of the colony:

Color _________________

Unique Characteristics ___________

Growth Characteristics:

Oxygen requirements? _____________

Biochemical tests: (+ or -)

Catalase _______ Phenylalanine deaminase ________

Oxidase _______ Decarboxylase tests:

Indole _______ Arginine ________

Methyl Red _______ Lysine ________

Voges-Proskauer _______ Ornithine ________

Citrate _______ Casein hydrolysis ________

Motility _______ Starch hydrolysis ________

Hydrogen sulfide _______ Lipid hydrolysis ________

Phenol red sugars: DNase ________

Glucose (gas) _______

Glucose (no gas) _______

Lactose _______

Sucrose _______

Mannitol _______

Gelatin hydrolysis _______

Urea hydrolysis _______

Nitrate reduction _______

The bacterium was identified as ____________________

(Genus and species)

Add description of your unknown here:

Name of test

Purpose/Biochemical Reaction

Name of Medium

Indicator or Reagent

Positive Reaction (visible reaction)

Negative Reaction (visible reaction)

Casein hydrolysis

Catalase test

N/A

Citrate test

Blue slant

Green slant

Deaminase test

Decarboxylase test

DNAse

Gelatin hydrolysis

H2S production

Indole test

Lipid hydrolysis

Methylene blue (indicator)

Methyl red test

Motility (from TTC)

Nitrate reduction

Oxidase test

N/A

Phenol red sugar broths (various sugars)

Starch hydrolysis

Urea hydrolysis

Voges-Proskauer