Haemophilus spp. are very hardy and can live for days in the refrigerator if culturing is delayed.  (11.14)

A 34 year old woman with a small rabbit hutch comes to the emergency room with flulike symptoms. The isolated organism is gram negative, oxidase negative, urease negative, and weak catalase positive. What is the most likely organism that is causing disease?

Neisseria gonorrhoeae , Neisseria meningitidis, and Neisseria lactamica are lactose _____ respectively.

Moraxella catarrhalis is an opportunistic pathogen that causes which of the following clinical infections? (10.9)

Which gram negative rod shows s-shaped or seagull-wing morphology and requires decreased oxygen, increased CO2 and N2, and 42 degrees C to grow? (8.5)

With regards to bacteria, “fastidious” means:  (11.7)

Continuing with the previous question, which organism caused the patient’ illness? Above is another section of the patient’s slide. 

TSI is a suitable test for carbohydrate utilization in the identification of nonfermenting Gram negative bacilli.

Which of the following is an organism associated with bacterial vaginosis?

Which organism is associated with cystic fibrosis and burn patients, smells like grapes, and is resistant to many antibiotics?  (9.6)