ðɪs pɹˈɑːsɛs ɪz ɐnˈæləɡəs tə haɪdɹˈɑːləsˌɪs ʌv ˈɛksɡˈæl baɪ bˈeɪɾəɡˈælɐktˌɑːsɪdˌeɪs tə pɹədˈuːs blˈuː sˈɛlz ˌæzˌɪz kˈɑːmənli pɹˈæktɪst ɪn bæktˈɪɹiəl ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚ dʒˈiːn ɐsˈeɪz.
This process is analogous to hydrolysis of X-gal by Beta-galactosidase to produce blue cells as is commonly practiced in bacterial reporter gene assays.