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2 unusual facts about Voges–Proskauer test


Voges–Proskauer test

The reaction was developed by Daniel Wilhelm Otto Voges and Bernhard Proskauer—German bacteriologists in 1898 at the Institute for Infectious Diseases.

The test is performed by adding alpha-naphthol and potassium hydroxide to the Voges-Proskauer broth which has been inoculated with bacteria.


1993 Open Championship

Amateurs: Pyman (E), Leonard (+8), Welch (+8), Dundas (+13), Voges (+15), Griffiths (+18).

Adam Voges

In just his second one day match at North Sydney Oval, Voges set the record for the fastest domestic one-day century, bringing up his 100 off only 62 balls (and hitting the ING sign on one of his 7 sixes, which earned him $50,000).

From Perth, Western Australia, Voges excelled at cricket from an early age, attending the Western Australian Institute of Sport and playing both Test and ODI matches for the Australian under-19 cricket team.


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