Nitrate or Nitrite Reduction Test: Introduction, Composition of Medium, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result -Interpretation, and Limitations
Introduction of Nitrate or Nitrite Reduction Test The nitrate or nitrite reduction test uses to determine the ability of an organism to reduce nitrate to nitrite. Anaerobic metabolism requires an electron acceptor other than atmospheric oxygen. Many gram-negative bacteria use nitrate as the final electron acceptor. The …