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Mr.Thesaxman

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on: Jul 16, 2018
Which of the following is a gram-negative pathogen?
 
  a. Bacillus anthracis c. Pseudomonas aeru-ginosa
  b. Staphylococcus au-reus d. Clostridium botuli-num

Question 2

The Ziehl-Neelsen stain is useful in identifying which family of microorganisms?
 
  a. Streptococci c. Staphylococci
  b. Mycobacterium d. Pseudomonas


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Bacillus anthracis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Clostridium botulinum are gram-positive patho-gens.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The Ziehl-Neelsen stain is also called the acid-fast stain and is used to identify Mycobacterium species such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This stain is not used to identify streptococci, staph-ylococci, or Pseudomonas.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
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