A 28-year-old female has delivered a 5 pound male at 32 weeks gestation. A culture of the placenta demonstrates a beta-hemolytic gray-white colony that is catalase negative. This organism will also be
A) CAMP positive. B) sodium hippurate hydrolysis negative.
C) motile at room temperature. D) esculin hydrolysis positive.
Question 2
A 20-year-old female presents with pharyngitis. The rapid group A Streptococcus screen is negative, and a blood agar plate is inoculated. After 24 hours incubation, a tiny gray colony with a narrow zone of beta-hemolysis is observed.
The microbiologist performs a streptococcal serotype for group A and the result is negative. She should
A) repeat the streptococcal serotype after boiling the organism suspension.
B) perform an ELEK test.
C) perform a Gram stain and catalase test.
D) finalize the culture as No Group A Streptococcus isolated.
Male pumpkinseed sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, build their nests in the shallows of lakes and ponds. Th
Abruptio placentae. The placenta becomes prematurely detached from the uterine wall.
Male Urogenital System
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Female Reproductive System
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