Bacteria Demonstrating Weak Decarboxylase Activity

question 5

Multiple Choice

Bacteria demonstrating weak decarboxylase activity

• A) will have a false-negative test.
• B) may take up to 4 days to be positive.
• C) require extra reagents to show the positive reaction.
• D) will have a false-positive test.

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