In the Voges-Proskauer Test, You Are Testing for the Metabolic $\rightarrow$

question 45

Multiple Choice

In the Voges-Proskauer test, you are testing for the metabolic by-products of which pathway?

• A) glucose \(\rightarrow\) formic acid \(\rightarrow\) formaldehyde
• B) glucose \(\rightarrow\) pyruvic acid \(\rightarrow\) mixed acid fermentation
• C) lactose \(\rightarrow\) glucose \(\rightarrow\) 2,3 butanediol
• D) glucose \(\rightarrow\) pyruvic acid \(\rightarrow\) acetoin

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