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.
Faulty outlooping produces lambda phage containing bacterial DNA
Faulty outlooping produces lambda phage containing bacterial DNA
Conjunctivitis, with the characteristic “pinkeye” appearance. A yellow crusty exudate is also common
Negative feedback loops affecting hypothalamic and anterior pituitary tropic hormones.
Negative feedback control of the female reproductive hormones.
The cell wall of a Gram-positive bacterium, S. aureus