A small, gram-negative coccobacillus is isolated from a lymp…

A small, gram-negative coccobacillus is isolated from a lymph node aspirate of a hunter with ulceroglandular symptoms after handling wild rabbits. The organism grows poorly on standard media, but appears after 48 hours on cysteine-enriched chocolate agar. The organism is oxidase negative and provides a weak postive catalase reaction. The technologist presumptively identifies the isolate as Francisella tularensis.  What is the next best step?

A pediatric patient is brought to the clinic with acute onse…

A pediatric patient is brought to the clinic with acute onset of bilateral conjunctival redness, tearing, and crusting around the eyes. Several classmates have developed similar symptoms. A conjunctival swab is collected for culture. Gram stain shows small, pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. What is the most common cause of the described illness?

[20pts] Consider the 3rd order ODE y”’-3y”=0 a) Write down…

Consider the 3rd order ODE y”’-3y”=0 a) Write down the auxiliary equation and solve it  (justify your answer) b) Find the general solution of the differential equation c)  Find the solution that satisfies the initial values ,  y'(0)=4, y”(0)=6        Note: You must show all your work to deserve the full credit assigned to any question. y,