A Clinical Laboratory Scientist Is Working in a Microbiology Laboratory

question 33

Multiple Choice

A clinical laboratory scientist is working in a microbiology laboratory where she receives a viral culture.Should she make a smear so that she can look at the virus under the light microscope?

• A) No, viruses cannot be seen under an ordinary light microscope.
• B) Yes, viruses can be seen under an ordinary light microscope.
• C) Yes, viruses can be seen under a phase-contrast microscope.
• D) No, viruses cannot be seen under a phase-contrast microscope.

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