niacin test

niacin test
(for Mycobacterium tuberculosis) either of two tests to distinguish strains of M. tuberculosis by adding aniline, ethanol, and cyanogen bromide to a culture; this will turn human M. tuberculosis yellow because of its niacin content.

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