A Sample of Fluid from the Lungs Contains Microbes That

question 29

Multiple Choice

A sample of fluid from the lungs contains microbes that grow in filaments or clumps.The cells stain poorly in the Gram stain and are a pink-red when acid-fast stained.The bacteria in the sample are

• A) Mycobacterium species.
• B) Mycoplasma species.
• C) Nocardia species.
• D) Actinomyces species.
• E) not identifiable with this information.

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Definitions:

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