A Cluster of Cases of Legionellosis Have Occurred in Your

question 13

Multiple Choice

A cluster of cases of legionellosis have occurred in your neighborhood. People with the illness have cough, fever, shortness of breath, chest pain and sometimes diarrhea. The illness is caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila, a facultative intracellular parasite that survives in certain ameba. The organism has an absolute requirement for L-cysteine.
-In some labs, samples containing suspected L. pneumophila are cultured on traditional BCYE medium as well as BCYE medium lacking L-cysteine. How would L. pneumohila be identified in this situation?

• A) Compare the two plates. Colonies that grow on traditional BYCE medium but not on BYCE medium lacking cysteine are likely L. pneumophila.
• B) Compare the two plates. Colonies that grow on BYCE medium lacking cysteine but not on traditional BYCE medium are likely L. pneumophila.
• C) Compare the two plates. Colonies that grow on both traditional BYCE medium and on BYCE medium lacking cysteine are likely L. pneumophila.
• D) Compare the two plates. Colonies that do not grow on traditional BYCE medium or on BYCE medium lacking cysteine, but do grow on nutrient agar are likely L. pneumophila.
• E) Compare the two plates. Colonies that grow on traditional BYCE medium and are blue, yellow or cyan in color are likely L. pneumophila.

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