lactose. E. coli is capable of efficiently switching between different "foods" within a few hours because the genes responsible for particular tasks, for instance, for absorbing lactose ...
The genes lacZ, lacY and lacA are transcribed from a single promoter (P) that produces a single mRNA from which the three proteins are translated. The operon is regulated by Lac repressor, the ...
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coli-and this field offers promise of helpful results. Methods of differentiating and identifying the other lactose-fermenting organisms require special mediums and methods which are referred to in ...
It is differential because lactose fermenters form colonies that are dark in color and sometimes have a green metallic sheen (typical for Escherichia coli); the colonies of lactose non-fermenters ...
A survey of the literature reveals that only two common lactose-fermenting organisms, other than B. coli, are found in association with pathological conditions in man. These are Cl. welchii and ...
Thus organisms capable of lactose fermentation such as Escherichia coli, form bright pinky-red colonies (plate pictured on the left here). MacConkey agar is commonly used to differentiate between the ...