Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective

9th Edition

ISBN: 9781259709999

Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 10, Problem 3MC

The “breath test” for Helicobacter pylori infection detects the presence of which of the following?

a) Antigens

b) Catalase

c) Hemolysis

d) Lactose fermentation

e) Urease

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Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective

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The “breath test” for Helicobacter pylori infection detects the presence of which of the following? a) Antigens b) Catalase c) Hemolysis d) Lactose fermentation e) Urease

Solution Summary: The author explains that the breath test for Helicobacter pylori detects the presence of urease.

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