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MIO


MIO Medium
A= Control
B= Ornithine decarboxylase +
C= Ornithine decarboxylase -
D= Indole -, after addition of Kovacs reagent
E= Indole +, after addition of Kovacs reagent


What caused the color change in Tube C?
What caused the color change in Tube B?
What does the M stand for in MIO? How is this test done?


What is ornithine (left)?
How does the structure of ornithine differ from the 20 amino acids found in proteins?