A straight catheter urine specimen grows >100 colonies of an organism with the following characteristics: Indole = pos            Oxidase = neg Motility = pos          DNAse = neg. VP = neg                 MR = pos Citrate = neg          Urea = neg PAD = neg              Lysine = pos Lactose = pos        nitrate = pos

An HIV-positive patient began to show signs of meningitis. A spinal fluid was collected and cultured for bacteria and fungus. A budding, encapsulated yeast was recovered. Which organism is consistent with this information?

If you wanted to avoid the threat of a tornado in the month of April, identify the state that would likely be the safest location?

Which of the following statements are TRUE about Chlamydia? I. Chlamydia are deficient in energy metabolism and are considered to be intracellular parasites. II. EB is the metabolically active, replicating form. III. When an infected host cell ruptures, RBs are released and can go on to infect more host cells. IV. EB is resistant to harsh environmental factors. V. The EB is rougly 0.3 μm in diamter.

Temperate rain forests differ from tropical rain forests in that: ____________.

Identify the organism on Regan-Lowe culture media that is pictured below:

Trophozoites of which parasitic protozoan are frequently observed during routine microscopic examination of urine sediment from infected individuals?

An organism that is within the stress zone of environmental limits will: __________.

A ____________ is the best term used to describe the situation represented in the image above.

Which of the following antibiotics is a first generation cephalosporin?