Several People from a Picnic Came Down with a Gastrointestinal

question 13

Multiple Choice

Several people from a picnic came down with a gastrointestinal disturbance, and public health officials suspected a case of food poisoning.The food, especially hot dogs, were cultured and after 24 hours of growth on sheep blood agar (SBA) , there was a small, round, smooth, translucent colony surrounded by a narrow zone of b-hemolysis.A Gram stain showed gram-positive coccobacilli.Motility medium was inoculated and an umbrella pattern of motility was observed at room temperature.What organism was isolated as the cause of the illness?

• A)Listeria monocytogenes
• B)Rhodococcus equi
• C)Rothia dentocariosa
• D)Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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