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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.

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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).

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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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