Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP).
E. coli that have the gene for GFP will fluoresce under
UV light.
β-galactosidase
E. coli are considered lac+.
Why is β-galactosidase produced by
the E. coli culture grown in the lactose broth and not
in the glucose or glucose + lactose broth?
Nitrate
Test
Nitrate reagent turns red in the presence of nitrite
ion (NO2-).
Bacteria were inoculated into nitrate broth. Which tube shows
that the bacteria produced nitrate reductase?