Once incubated to confirm the purity a gram and acid-fast stain were preformed. ... The casein test was negative because there was no clearing zone around the organism on the agar. ... The nitrate reduction test was positive. ... Table 1: Results of Biochemical Tests on Environmental Unknown Biochemical Test Results Rod/Cocci Cocci White/Colored White Casein - Starch Hydrolysis - Nitrate Reduction + Motility + Discussion The objective was to isolate and characterize and unknown environmental organism by determining the metabolic processes through the use of biochemical tests and stains. ... ...

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Group1 1 OUR FOOD SYSTEM After a long hard day of work you sit down in your comfortable recliner and open up your favorite snack. But when you reach into grab a piece, you pull out a dead bug. Suddenly many thoughts come into your mind, you wonder how did the bug get there and was it dead or...

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