Life SciencesMicrobiologyBacteriologyDiagnostic MicrobiologyPathogen DetectionNitrate Reductase ActivityNitrate ReductionNitrate Reduction TestNitrite Reductase Activity
The nitrate and nitrite reduction test determines the ability of bacteria to produce the enzyme nitrate reductase and reduce nitrate and/or nitrite. The nitrate and nitrite test is useful for the identification of bacteria and separating members of the family Enterobacteriaceae from other gram-negative bacilli.
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