Staphylococcus Can Be Differentiated from Streptococcus by the ________

question 54

Multiple Choice

Staphylococcus can be differentiated from Streptococcus by the ________.

• A)Gram stain
• B)coagulase test
• C)catalase test
• D)fermentation of mannitol
• E)None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Fluid

A substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid.

Formed Elements

Cellular components of blood, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, that are suspended in plasma.

Plasma

The liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended, comprising about 55% of total blood volume.

Clumping Together

The process by which particles or objects gather or aggregate into a mass or group.