Organisms capable of using mannitol as a food source will produce acidic byproducts of fermentation that will lower the pH of the media. The acidity of the media will cause the pH indicator, phenol ...

The researchers evaluated five bacterial species—Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli ... that they metabolized 13 C-maltose and 13 C-mannitol, as well as 13 C-sorbitol, 13 C-xylose, and ...

Organisms capable of using mannitol as a food source will produce acidic byproducts of fermentation that will lower the pH of the media. The acidity of the media will cause the pH indicator, phenol ...