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 5MC
When hydrogen peroxide is placed on a colony of an unknown bacterium, bubbles form. Based on this information, you can conclude that the bacterium
a) is Staphylococcus epidermidis.
b) is a lactic acid bacterium.
c) is beta-hemolytic.
d) is catalase-positive.
e) can cause strep throat. page 278
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