Detection of bacterial nitrite production from nitrate by a nitrate-starch-iodide agar medium.
A medium consisting of nitrate agar (Difco), modified by the addition of 1% starch and 1% KI, was used to detect the production of nitrite by a number of different bacterial species.
D000362:Agar; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism*; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism
D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D011193:Potassium Iodide; D000362:Agar; D013213:Starch