Question

What does oxidase positive mean?

Answer 1

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oxidase positive is a test used in microbiology to determine if a bacteria produce certain cytochrome oxidases. All bacteria that are oxidase positive are aerobic.

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Answer 2

The term 'oxidase positive' refers to the presence of the enzyme, Cytochrome C oxidase, which means that the particular bacteria is capable of producing energy by utilising oxygen with the help of an electron transport chain( ETC).

Examples of bacteria which are oxidase positive are:

Helicobacter pylori, Vibrio Cholerae, Neisseria, Campylobacter jejuni, etc.