You are working with a patient in the community clinic who c…

Yоu аre wоrking with а pаtient in the cоmmunity clinic who complains of a sore throat (see below for a picture of the patient's throat).  You submit throat swabs to the clinical lab for culturing and identification.  See below for results of lab tests. Growth on blood agar - note clear zone around colonies Gram stain - note chains of purple cocci Catalase test - no bubbles What is the proper name of the bacterium that is the most likely cause of the patient's distress? a. Staphylococcus aureusb. Staphylococcus epidermidisc. Streptococcus pneumoniaed. Streptococcus pyogenes [propername] What do we mean when we say “beta-hemolysis”? a. lysis of red blood cells with incomplete degradation of hemoglobinb. lysis of red blood cells with no degradation of hemoglobinc. lysis of red blood cells with complete degradation of hemoglobind. no lysis of red blood cells or hemoglobin [beta-hemolysis] What do we mean when we say “alpha-hemolysis”? a. lysis of red blood cells with incomplete degradation of hemoglobinb. lysis of red blood cells with no degradation of hemoglobinc. lysis of red blood cells with complete degradation of hemoglobind. no lysis of red blood cells or hemoglobin [alpha-hemolysis]