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Voges–Proskauer reaction

noun Vo·ges–Pros·kau·er reaction \ˈfō-gəs-ˈpräs-ˌka-ər-\

Medical Definition of VOGES-PROSKAUER REACTION

:  a method for detecting the presence of acetoin in a bacterial broth culture in which the addition of a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide produces a red color in the presence of the substance

Biographical Note for VOGES-PROSKAUER REACTION

Voges, Daniel Wilhelm Otto (born 1867), and Pros·kau·er \ˈprs-ˌka-ər\ Bernhard (1851–1915), German bacteriologists. In 1898 at the Institute for Infectious Diseases, Proskauer and Voges developed the Voges-Proskauer reaction.

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