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Created by
Paul A. Gulig, Ph.D.

Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

with assistance from
David Brumbaugh

 

What does this result mean?
A.  Staphylococcus

Yes, the bubbles are oxygen generated from the hydrogen peroxide by the catalase enzyme that Staphylococci have, but Streptococci lack.