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Pus collected from a draining axillary lymph node is sent to the laboratory. A gram-negative rod is

Pus collected from a draining axillary lymph node is sent to the laboratory. A gram-negative rod is observed on Gram stain. Twenty-four hours after incubation at 35°C in CO2, a poorly growing non-lactose fermenter is observed. After 48 hours, the colonies on BAP and MAC were slightly larger. The organism proved to be
               Motility at 35°C: negative         Urea: no color change
               Motility at 25°C: negative         PAD: no color change
               VP: no color change           Lysine and Ornithine: no color change
               Indole: no color change            TSI: red slant and yellow butt
               Citrate: green
This organism is the causative agent of
a. typhoid fever.
b. gastroenteritis.
c. plague.
d. mesenteric lymph adenitis.

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Clinical Laboratory Microbiology: A Practical Approach

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Authors: Kiser, Payne, Taff

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