Observe the MUG test (sample to the RIGHT). How would this MUG test be resulted? Name the organism that could give this result.

A urethral discharge specimen is received in the laboratory. The patient is a male, 24 yr. The courier logs in the specimen at 1:30 AM. A direct smear is performed immediately and the MLT reports “gram negative intracellular diplococci present.” The MLT has two STAT chemistries, so she places the specimen in the refrigerator until she has time to setup the culture, which is not STAT. At 2:53 AM the technician removes the specimen and inoculates to BAP, Chocolate & MTM. After 24 hrs. of incubation, there is no growth on any of the plates. At 48 hr of incubation, there is no growth on any of the plates. The technician reports “no growth at 48 hrs.” and finalizes the culture report. The next day the technician is reprimanded by the Laboratory Manager. Why?  (EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING)  

Select the pair which is a correct bacterial agent and disease combination:

Worldwide, the leading cause of diarrhea in adults is:

Select the amino acid that is utilized in the indole test:

In the SIM test, Klebsiella pneumoniae would most often appear:

The organism that is noted for its ability to produce large quantities of gas with carbohydrate utilization is:

The organism that causes the plague:

To differentiate Citrobacter from Salmonella, the MLT should check which carbohydrate reaction?

State the positive and negative control organisms that would be used for the following tests: Bile esculin CAMP Oxidase Optichin