A bacterial isolate is subcultured to two blood agar plates, one of which is incubated in an anaerobe jar, and the other is incubated on a shelf in the incubator. After incubation, growth is observed on the plate from the anaerobe jar, but there is no growth on the plate incubated on the incubator shelf. Based on these results, how would this organism be categorized?
obligate aerobe
obligate anaerobe
aerotolerant anaerobe
facultative anaerobe
obligate anaerobe
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A) it lowers the activation energy of the reaction. B) it raises the activation energy of the reaction. C) it acts as a reactant. D) it is used once and discarded.
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A) memory T cells. B) mast cells. C) B lymphocytes. D) plasma cells. E) eosinophils.
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A. Viable plate count B. Microscopic count C. Most probable number (MPN) D. Serial dilution