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A patient with Hodgkin disease is feeling bad, so he visits his physician. The physician’s clinical examination reveals submandibular lymphadenitis, subcutaneous nodules, painful swellings, ulcers progressing to abscesses, and draining fistulas. What organism is probably producing these symptoms?

What organism is an opportunistic pathogen that strikes the immunocompromised patient with neutrophil deficits and produces a violet pigment?

The three proteins that make up the anthrax toxin include all the following, except

What disease is considered a complication of any form of anthrax (cutaneous, gastrointestinal, or inhalation)?

What is one of the most frequently isolated, clinically significant corynebacteria associated with UTIs?

What organisms are described as partially acid fast and diphtheroid gram-positive rods with traces of branching on a Gram stain?

Select the tense of the following sentence.   This is getting old.

What is the name of the genus of organisms that are primarily saprophytic and resemble aerobic actinomycetes with the morphology and diseases they cause?

What is the name of the Bacillus sp. that causes anthrax in cattle?

Identify every noun in the following sentence. Do not count pronouns as nouns.   The thunder scared the dog, but he was brave.