What is the correct shape of the unknown bacterium growing on your mannitol salt agar? Shania Garcia - Day 2Mannitol salt agar colonies 1MacConkey agar colonies 2Mannitol salt agar Gram stain 1MacConkey agar gram stain 2Shania Garcia – Day 3TSI ResultsSIM ResultsMethyl Red ResultsCitrate Results Shania Garcia - Day 1Gram stain of mixed cultureShania Garcia - Day 2Blood agar colonies 1Blood agar colonies 2Blood agar Gram stain 1Blood agar gram stain 2

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What is the correct shape of the unknown bacterium growing on your mannitol salt agar?

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Mannitol salt agar colonies 1
MacConkey agar colonies 2
Mannitol salt agar Gram stain 1
MacConkey agar gram stain 2
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TSI Results
SIM Results
Methyl Red Results
Citrate Results

Shania Garcia - Day 1
Gram stain of mixed culture
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Blood agar colonies 1
Blood agar colonies 2
Blood agar Gram stain 1
Blood agar gram stain 2

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