Sam is a 7 year old Golden Retriever. He presented to the cl…

Sam is a 7 year old Golden Retriever. He presented to the clinic after having a terrible night of multiple episodes of diarrhea and vomiting. On presentation he is subdued and sitting. His mucous membranes are dry, his tongue is tacky and his CRT is 3 second. His Skin turgor is delayed but returns after about 4 seconds. Based on his clinical presentation what percentage of dehydration is he?

Derive the identification of the bacterial species given in…

Derive the identification of the bacterial species given in the table below using the dichotomous tree with the minimum number of tests to arrive at the identification.   S. No Organism name Gram staining result Morphology Motility Catalase Endospore Acid fast staining result 1 Micrococcus luteus + tetrad – + – – 2 Proteus mirabilis – Single bacillus + + – – 3 Streptococcus agalactiae + streptococci – – – – 4 Escherichia coli – Single and diplobacilli + + – – 5 Klebsiella pneumoniae – Single and diplobacilli – + – – 6 Serratia marsecens – Single and diplobacilli + + – –