Phenotypic Testing Is Often Beneficial in Identifying Infectious Agents from Patient

question 1

Multiple Choice

Phenotypic testing is often beneficial in identifying infectious agents from patient samples; however, some disadvantages include

• A)organisms must be grown on the same culture media so it is difficult to distinguish them from each other.
• B)lengthy culturing times and the inability to grow some bacteria in vitro.
• C)difficulty in identifying motile organisms.
• D)non-specificity of some biochemical tests since all pathogens utilize the same substrate as a fuel source.

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