Foundations in Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17.L1, Problem 1MCQ
Multiple Matching. Match each of the following culture results to the most likely interpretation, and explain your choice.
a. probable infection _____ 1. Isolation of two colonies of E. coli on a plate streaked from the urine sample
b. normal microbiota _____ 2. Fifty colonies of streptococcus pneumoniae on culture of sputum
c. environmental contaminant _____ 3. A mixture of 80 colonies of various streptococci on a culture from a throat swab
_____ 4. Colonies of black bread mold on selective media used to isolate bacteria from stool
_____ 5. Blood culture bottle with heavy growth
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Foundations in Microbiology
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