You Would Like to Culture a Bacterium That Is Growing

question 46

Multiple Choice

You would like to culture a bacterium that is growing in the lung of a human patient with pneumonia. Which media would be of most use in culturing this organism?

• A) transport media
• B) mannitol salt agar
• C) MacConkey's agar
• D) complex medium supplemented with whole blood
• E) none of the choices

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