Quick Answer. Bumps or lumps on the roof of the mouth can be noncancerous or cancerous. The most common bony outgrowths on the roof of the mouth are called palatal tori and occur in 20 to 30 percent of the population, according to Dr. William M. Bennett in a 2013 article in The New England Journal of Medicine. Continue Reading.
Biochemical tests are the tests used for the identification of bacteria species based on the differences in the biochemical activities of different bacteria.
Understand the initial process required for the identification of gram-negative enteric organisms and some of the biochemical tests required to differentiate the various genera involve in human disease. Understand how to quantify and interpret a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI).