Multiple Choice
In the Voges-Proskauer test, you are testing for the metabolic by-products of which pathway?
A) Glucose ® formic acid ® formaldehyde
B) Glucose ® pyruvic acid ® mixed acid fermentation
C) Lactose ® glucose ® 2,3 butanediol
D) Glucose ® pyruvic acid ® acetoin ® diacetyl KOH
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