A Microbiologist Is Reading the Plates from a Sputum Culture

question 3

Multiple Choice

A microbiologist is reading the plates from a sputum culture.On the sheep blood agar (SBA) ,she sees flat spreading colonies with a metallic sheen.On cetrimide agar,she sees a fluorescent green color in the media with clear colonies.On MacConkey,she sees medium clear colonies that have a fruity or grape-like odor.What is the most likely organism?

• A) Pseudomonas fluorescens
• B) P. aeruginosa
• C) P. putida
• D) P. stutzeri

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