A gram negative bacillus was recovered from the uring of a child with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections. The organisms was oxidase negative, non-lactose fermenter, indole negative urease positive, motile, and ornithrine decarboxylase positive. The most likely identification of this organism would be :

A. Proteus mirabilis
B. Shigella Sonnei
C. Escheriv=chia coli
D. Klebsiella pneumoniae


Ans: C. Escheriv=chia coli

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