An organism from a sputum culture grew SBA and chocolate agar plate after 72 hours, tiny pale staining GNCB. The organism was oxidase, urease and nitrate positive. What is the most likely identification of the potential agent of bioterrorism?

Weakly beta hemolytic gram positive bacteria are growing on a SBA from a CSF specimen of a newborn. What rapid biochemical test should be done next to distinguish Listeria from Group B strep (S. agalactiae) colonies?

Questions 11 & 12 refer to the following scenario. Multiple blood cultures are drawn from an 80 year-old cancer patient with endocarditis. They are all positive and grow out pleomorphic aerobic, gram positive bacilli with palisades and club shapes that are catalase positive. Which of the following is the most probable pathogen?

Match the bacillus with the correct phrase. Choices will be used multiple times.

Bacteria in the arrangement of clusters fall into which of the following category 

A slimy mucoid colony on PIM indicates the organism demonstrates which trait

When correctly hand writing the scientific bacterial names (genus and species):

Motility media is inoculated using which lab tool? 

The secondary stain in Gram’s stain:

B. El subjuntivo: Algunas recomendaciones para vivir en Estados Unidos. Your parents want to put together a list of advice about living in the U.S. for the Colombian exchange student, Luisa. First, read over the advice below. Then, select the correct verb based on the context. Lastly, finish the advice by typing the subjunctive form of the missing verb in the space provided. (1 pt. conjugation, 1 pt. for correct verb; 12 pts. total)   MODELO: Recomendamos que tú traigas una variedad de ropa. ¡Es una locura el clima en Ohio!   1. Es importante que tú en un restaurante local de Ohio, como Schmidt’s Sausage Haus. 2. Aconsejo que tú el campus de la universidad Estatal de Ohio, es una parte importante de la ciudad. 3. Mi padre insiste en que todos nosotros una gira de la calle High, donde hay mucha arquitectura interesante. 4. Como te gusta el arte, es necesario que tú y tus amigos de escuela el Columbus Museum of Art. 5. Mi familia espera que todos una experiencia positiva. 6. Mi familia y yo te sugerimos que al zoológico. Es muy grande y hay una variedad de animales.