Performance of the "Factor Requirement Test" for Haemophilus Involves The

question 18

Multiple Choice

Performance of the "factor requirement test" for Haemophilus involves the:

• A) inoculation of unsupplemented media with a light suspension of the organism and placement of X and V factor disks on the agar surface
• B) inoculation of liquid media, unsupplemented and supplemented with X and V factors
• C) detection of the presence of enzymes that convert delta--aminolevulinic acid (ALA) into porphyrins.
• D) growth of the organism in the presence of bacterial species that produce X and V factors as metabolic byproducts.

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Definitions:

Factor X

An unspecified or unknown factor that can influence outcomes in an economic model or analysis.

Production Function

A mathematical model that relates the amount of output produced to the quantities of various inputs or factors of production.

Isoquant

A curve that represents all combinations of inputs that produce the same level of output in production theory.

Output

The amount of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economic system.