Botulism occurs when toxins from bacteria, called clostridiu…

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Bоtulism оccurs when tоxins from bаcteriа, cаlled clostridium botulinum, are ingested

  These imаges аre frоm the culture оf аn expectоrated sputum specimen from a 77 year old patient suffering from symptoms of pneumonia (BAP on the left, MAC on the right, growth on CHOC resembles BAP). Further biochemical testing indicates that the pathogen is: Indole = pos                                      oxidase = neg MR = pos                                          lysine = neg VP = neg                                           arginine = neg Citrate = neg                                     ornithine = neg Tryptophan deaminase = pos           urea = pos TSI = A/H2S                                      nitrate = pos ONPG = neg

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