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Red Bottle
Methylene blue indicator is added to a pink solution of resazurin, dextrose and potassium hydroxide. When the solution is shaken it becomes intensely blue. After a short time the blue color fades yielding a pink solution which then fades to clear. Shaking the solution re-establishes the blue color.
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