All the Following Tests Should Be Performed by Sentinel Laboratories

question 20

Multiple Choice

All the following tests should be performed by sentinel laboratories to rule out the possibility of Bacillus anthracis from an isolate, except

• A) gram stain.
• B) glucose fermentation.
• C) catalase.
• D) motility.

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Definitions:

Doublet

In spectroscopy, a pair of closely spaced energy levels or lines, often observed in the spectra of atoms and molecules.

Doublet

A pair of closely spaced lines or peaks observed in spectroscopy or other forms of analysis, indicating two related quantum states.

Singlet

In spectroscopy, a singlet represents a state in which all the electron spins are paired, leading to no magnetic spin multiplicity in the atomic or molecular orbital.

Proton Spin Decoupled

A nuclear magnetic resonance technique where the interaction between hydrogen nuclei and neighboring nuclei is removed to simplify the spectrum.