A Microbiologist Is Reading a Stool Culture and Notices a Very

question 23

Multiple Choice

A microbiologist is reading a stool culture and notices a very moist and mucoid pink colony on MacConkey agar.What is the most likely organism?

• A)Klebsiella pneumoniae
• B)Escherichia coli
• C)Proteus vulgaris
• D)Acinetobacter

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