Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (12th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
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Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
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Shigella sp.
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In the investigation of a diarrheal disease in a child care center which includes vomiting, fever, nausea and cramps characteristics of the bacteria to be identified is provided. Since the MacConkey agar gives colorless colonies, it is evident that the bacterium is a lactose non-fermenter.
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