MATCH THE PATHOGEN WITH THE INFECTION.

A wound specimen is growing abundant large, sporeforming Gram positive bacilli on SBA. Which best distinguishes Bacillus species from Bacillus anthracis?

Which media is required for the primary isolation of Bordetella pertussis?

A spore-forming gram positive bacillus from a blood culture is catalase positive, non-hemolytic, ground-glass, medusa head colonies on SBA and non-motile. What is the next step in the appropriate handling of this isolate by the clinical lab microbiology section?

Which is the only gram positive bacillus that is able to produce H2S on TSI?

Which gram positive bacillus produces capsules that may be detected in human specimens using India ink prep?

Tiny gram positive coccobacilli produce umbrella motility on test medium incubated at 25o C. They are also catalase and CAMP test positive. What is the most likely identification?

When a patient is diagnosed with an infection caused by an agent of bioterrorism patients are placed in isolation and laboratory workers that were potentially exposed to the infectious agents are monitored by what government agency?

State 2 examples of Viral agents of Bioterrorism. (Common or Scientific names)

When correctly hand writing the scientific bacterial names (genus and species):