Urease Test: Objective,Principle, Media Procedure and Result
By Prof Moses Joloba Principle Some bacteria have the ability to hydrolyse (breakdown in presence of water) urea to NH3 and CO2, as they can produce the enzyme ‘urease’. NH3 is alkaline (basic), due to which, it increases the pH changing the color of phenol red from yellow to pink. In the urease test, the test bacteria … Read more