6. An 80-year-old man patient was admitted to the hospital with a fever of 102 F. A sputum culture revealed many gram-negative rods on MacConkey agar and blood agar. The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia. The following biochemical results were obtained from the culture: H;S = Neg %3D Lactose = + Urease = + Citrate = + Indole = + VP = + Motility = Neg Resistance to ampicillin and carbenicillin %3D Name organism:

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6. An 80-year-old man patient was admitted to the hospital with a fever of 102 F. A
sputum culture revealed many gram-negative rods on MacConkey agar and blood agar.
The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia. The following biochemical results were
obtained from the culture:
H;S = Neg
Citrate = +
Motility = Neg
Lactose = +
Urease = +
Indole = +
VP = +
Resistance to ampicillin and carbenicillin
Name organism:
What were the key characteristics or tests that lead you to the conclusion of this
organism?
Transcribed Image Text:6. An 80-year-old man patient was admitted to the hospital with a fever of 102 F. A sputum culture revealed many gram-negative rods on MacConkey agar and blood agar. The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia. The following biochemical results were obtained from the culture: H;S = Neg Citrate = + Motility = Neg Lactose = + Urease = + Indole = + VP = + Resistance to ampicillin and carbenicillin Name organism: What were the key characteristics or tests that lead you to the conclusion of this organism?
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