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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.  The bacteria are citrate-positive.

No, the tube started off with the same green color, so no change occurred.  This is in contrast to the tube on the bottom that was inoculated with a citrate-positive bacterium.