A patient with a human bite wound on the right forearm arrived at the clinic for treatment. The wound was inflicted 36 hours earlier, and a culture was taken by the physician on duty. After 48 hours, the culture results were: Gram stain: gram negative straight, slender rods Chocolate agar plate: Oxidase: positive Glucose: positive "Pitting" of the agar by small, yellow, opaque colonies Motility: negative Growth in increased CO2: positive Catalase: negative Growth at 42°C: negative What is the most likely identification of this facultative anaerobe?

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A patient with a human bite wound on the right forearm arrived at the clinic for treatment. The
wound was inflicted 36 hours earlier, and a culture was taken by the physician on duty. After 48
hours, the culture results were:
Gram stain: gram negative straight, slender rods
Chocolate agar plate:
Oxidase: positive
Glucose: positive
"Pitting" of the agar by small, yellow, opaque colonies
Motility: negative
Growth in increased CO2: positive
Catalase: negative
Growth at 42°C: negative
What is the most likely identification of this facultative anaerobe?
Transcribed Image Text:CASE #9 A patient with a human bite wound on the right forearm arrived at the clinic for treatment. The wound was inflicted 36 hours earlier, and a culture was taken by the physician on duty. After 48 hours, the culture results were: Gram stain: gram negative straight, slender rods Chocolate agar plate: Oxidase: positive Glucose: positive "Pitting" of the agar by small, yellow, opaque colonies Motility: negative Growth in increased CO2: positive Catalase: negative Growth at 42°C: negative What is the most likely identification of this facultative anaerobe?
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