What is methyl red test?

Answer Posted / m.saleem iqbal

It is to detect the production of acid during fermentation
of glucose .five drops of 0.04% solution of methyl red are
added to the culture in glucose phosphate medium incubated
at 30 C for five days .red colour is positive and yellow
shows that it is a negative bacteria.so it very helpful in
bacteria identification.

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