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Above are the VP results for two bacteria, microbe C and microbe D.  Presume tube D has a red ring at the top. Match the description to the correct microbe, C, D, both or neither

Above are Simmon’s Citrate agar slants. A= uninoculated, green B= microbe B,  green C= microbe C, blue Match the description to the correct microbe: B, C, both, or neither.

  Above is an indole dry slide with the results for two different bacteria, microbe A (red color) and microbe B (yellow color). Which one of the microbes is “indole positive” and which enzyme does this microbe make that permits it to make indole?

What are the two (2) carbon sources in PR sugar broths?

Which pH indicator: test pair below is incorrect/false?  (0.5 points) a. phenol red: TSI b. bromothymol blue: indole c. methyl red: MR test d. bromothymol blue: Simmon’s citrate test

Above is a photo of PR Sugar broths. What does “PR” mean and what is the name of the inverted tube?

Obligate aerobes will commonly produce a slimy/waxy structure at the top of the tube to keep themselves afloat, thereby avoiding “drowing”. What  is the technical term for this structure?  Hint:  it’s a type of biofilm.

In 2005, this storm came ashore and devastated coastal stretches of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, including heavy damage in the city of New Orleans.

The first vice president chosen under the terms of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, which provides for the appointment of a vice president in the event the incumbent dies or resigns was:

Reaganomics, Ronald Reagan’s economic policy,   suggested that lowering taxes on the lower incomebrackets would stimulate investment and economic growth