A Gram-Negative, Nonsporulating Rod That Is Highly Motile, Oxidase Negative

question 79

Multiple Choice

A gram-negative, nonsporulating rod that is highly motile, oxidase negative, facultatively aerobic, ferments glucose, and urease-positive is likely to be of which genus?

• A) Pseudomonas
• B) Proteus
• C) Lactobacillus
• D) Rickettsia

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