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A Patient with an Abscess Has Produced a Large Volume

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A patient with an abscess has produced a large volume of brown-colored, putrid sputum. What type of microorganism would most likely result in brown, putrid sputum production?


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Continental Shelf

The extended perimeter of each continent, covered by relatively shallow seas and gulfs, which is important for marine life, ecology, and human economic activities.

Ocean Province

A broad region within an ocean characterized by specific oceanographic or ecological features.

Neritic

Relating to the shallow part of the sea near a coast and overlying the continental shelf, characterized by abundant marine life.

Intertidal Zone

The coastal area that is exposed to the air at low tide and submerged at high tide.

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