A Microbiologist Observes Culture Plates That Have Larger Nonpigmented Gray

question 25

Multiple Choice

A microbiologist observes culture plates that have larger nonpigmented gray colonies at 24 hours that are indole-negative, nonmotile, catalase-positive, and resistant to polymyxin B disks.The Gram stain shows this is a gram-negative coccobacilli.What is the most probable organism?

• A)Francisella tularensis
• B)Brucella mallei
• C)Yersinia pestis
• D)Burkholderia cepacia

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Definitions:

Dollar-Value LIFO

An inventory valuation method under Last-In, First-Out principle, adjusting for changes in price level or inflation, allowing for a more accurate financial analysis over time.

Inventory Items

Goods or products that a company holds for the ultimate purpose of sale, part of the current assets on a company's balance sheet.

Periodic LIFO

An inventory valuation method that determines the cost of goods sold and ending inventory using the Last In, First Out principle, applied at the end of the accounting period.

FIFO

An inventory valuation method that assumes the first items placed in inventory are the first sold, standing for "First In, First Out."