TSIA

Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) Agar

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Triple Sugar Iron (TSI) Agar

Most bacteria have the ability to ferment carbohydrates, particularly sugars. Among them, each bacterium can ferment only some of the sugars, while it cannot ferment the others. Thus, the sugars, which a bacterium can ferment and the sugars, which it … Read more

Triple Sugar Iron Agar (TSIA) Test

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Result Interpretation of TSIA Test

Objectives of TSIA Test To determine whether a gram negative bacilli ferments glucose and lactose or sucrose and forms hydrogen sulfide (H2S). To differentiate members of the Enterobacteriaceae family from other gram-negative rods. Principle of TSIA Test The Triple Sugar … Read more