An oxidase negative, non-lactose fermenter isolated from the ...

[armygirl]

An oxidase negative, non-lactose fermenter isolated from the stool culture of a 3-year-old female with bloody diarrhea. The organism proves to be:
 
  TSI: red/yellow PAD: no color change
   Urea: no color change VP: no color change
   Motility: clear, distinct stab line Indole: no color change
  If it serotypes as a group D, you would identify the organism as
  A) Salmonella typhi.
  B) Shigella sonnei.
  C) Shigella dysenteriae.
  D) The serotype must be repeated after boiling the organism suspension.

Question 2

Which test(s) differentiate Neisseria gonorrhoeae and N. cinerea?
 
  A) Nitrate reduction B) Rapid glucose positive
  C) Polysaccharide from sucrose D) A and B

[wergv]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B

[armygirl]

TYSM

[amcvicar]

Excellent