Game of Unknowns
Color of a positive test using Kovac’s reagent
Red
This enzyme breaks down Tryptophan to Indole
Tryptophanase
This is the term for an organism that can grow above 70°C
Obligate / Thermophile
This color indicates a positive Citrate Slant test
A gene common to all prokaryotes that can be used to compare species
16s rRNA
Color of a negative urease test
Light Pink
This enzyme breaks down hydrogen peroxide
Catalase
This is a term for an organism that can grow in Arctic Ice.
Psychrophile
This color indicates a positive Hydrogen Sulfide test
Black
Phylum containing the mysterious Trickster Archaebacterium
Lokiarchaeota
Name of the branching key diagram to determine an unknown
Dichotomous Key
This enzyme brings citrate into the cell
Citrate Permease
This organism is a big fan of salt
Halophile
A blue color within 10 seconds after streaking on a DrySlide is a positive for this enzyme
Oxidase
Genus of the most prevalent bacteria in the Lifeway Kefir
Lactobacillus
This is the indicator in the Simmons Citrate tube
Bromothymol Blue
This enzyme converts lysine into cadaverine and carbon dioxide
Lysine Decarboxylase
This is the term for an organism who likes to live in pH below 6
Acidophile
I am a bacteria that turns metallic green on EMB (Eosin Methylene Blue) Agar
E.coli
Name of the symbiotic starter culture for Kombucha
SCOBY
Color of a positive VP test for neutral / non-acidic end products of fermentation
Reddish-Brown
This enzyme converts phenylalanine to phenylpyruvic acid and ammonia
Phenylalanine deaminase
I am the thermophile we used in class
This is the color of Staph aureus growing on a Mannitol Salt Plate
Yellow
These are the two chemical names for Barritt’s Reagents A & B
KOH & α-naphthol