You place an inoculum of your bacterium on a glass slide and add a drop of hydrogen peroxide reagent.Promptly you see bubbles appear,indicating the presence of a particular enzyme that the bacterium produces.What type of identification test does this exemplify?

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This exemplifies a biochemical test, specifically a catalase test. The presence of bubbles indicates the production of catalase enzyme, which breaks down hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen.

You Place an Inoculum of Your Bacterium on a Glass