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MacConkey Agar
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Selects for gram-negative bacteria and shows if they ferment lactose
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Catalase
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presence of catalase enzyme
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Positive catalase test result
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hydrogen peroxide mixed with bacteria produces bubbles
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MAC results: no growth
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Gram positive
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MAC results: good growth
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Gram negative
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MAC results: pink to red growth
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lactose was fermented; possible coliform
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MAC results: colorless growth
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noncoliform; does not ferment lactose
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