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?

A. Immunochromatography
B. Precipitation test
C. Microarray
D. Biochemical test


Answer: D

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