Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321994936
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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In the investigation of a diarrheal disease in a child care center which includes vomiting, fever, nausea and cramps characteristics of the bacteria to be identified is provided. Since the MacConkey agar gives colorless colonies, it is evident that the bacterium is a lactose non-fermenter.

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