A Microbiologist Is Looking at a Sheep Blood Agar (SBA)

question 10

Multiple Choice

A microbiologist is looking at a sheep blood agar (SBA) plate from a patient who might have been exposed to a biological agent.The colonies that are growing on the plate are nonhemolytic, large, have a ground-glass appearance, and look like a Medusa's head.On Gram stain, the colonies are large gram-positive rods that seem to have central spores.What is the most probable organism?

• A)Bacillus anthracis
• B)Brucella mallei
• C)Burkholderia cepacia
• D)Yersinia pestis

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Definitions:

Amniocentesis

The use of a needle to withdraw amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac.

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Amniocentesis

A medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis where a small amount of amniotic fluid is sampled to test for chromosomal abnormalities and fetal infections.