Question 55

(Multiple Choice)

A soil sample was diluted into a nutrient broth, then spread onto a plate and grown for one week at room temperature. Several colonies appeared dusty or fuzzy and yet were identified as bacteria-not as fungi. Which genus do these isolates likely belong in?


A) Actinomyces
B) Mycobacterium
C) Nocardia
D) Streptomyces

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