A gram-negative diplococcus, isolated from a purulent inner ear exudate, that produces butyrate esterase will also produce all of the following except
A) beta-galactosidase. B) oxidase.
C) beta lactamase. D) DNase.
Question 2
Less than 10,000 colonies/mL of a dark lactose fermenter, a non-lactose fermenter, and a late lactose fermenter were isolated from the culture of a foley catheter tip. How will you process with this culture?
A) identify all organisms to species.
B) reject the culture due to an unacceptable specimen.
C) report the organisms in terms of gram reaction and morphology only.
D) do not identify the ogranisms but hold for seven days.
Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
Water potentials decrease (become more negative) as one moves from soil to plant to atmosphere
Gram Positive Testing
Species, subspecies, populations, and individuals. Species are reproductively isolated from one anot
Negative feedback control of a regulated variable.
Secondary response begins more rapidly after exposure to antigen, produces more antibodies, and ...