An enzyme that unwinds double stranded DNA during replication is ________________.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–cleared immunochromatographic test produces a red line on the cassette and can presumptively identify which gram-positive Bacillus that is γ-hemolytic and morphologically has a “Medusa head” appearance when grown on 5% sheep blood agar?

Enterococci can be described as:

The resident human microbiota, staphylococcus, which is more likely to cause infections in compromised hosts such as patients with cancer, is:

Optochin, PYR, bile solubility, esculin hydrolysis, and growth in 6.5% NaCl are tests most likely performed on a(n) _______ streptococci.

The drugs of choice for most enterococcal infections are:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are available that can serologically identify which Bacillus species?

The staphylococci that is more likely to cause uncomplicated urinary tract infections in nonhospitalized hosts, especially sexually active young women, is:

What morphologic feature is a major consideration in determining an identification scheme for streptococci?

S. pneumoniae can be described as: