Which of the following organisms is negative for catalase, indole, and arginine dihydrolase tests and pits the agar on a sheep blood agar plate?

a. E. corrodens
b. W. virosa
c. P. maltophilia
d. S. paucimobilis


A
E. corrodens can be recognized in culture by its bleachlike odor. The organism does not utilize glucose or other carbohydrates and is catalase-negative. However, it reduces nitrate to nitrite and hydrolyzes both ornithine and lysine and pits the agar on a sheep blood plate.

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