Organisms that have the following characteristics-aerobic growth, nonhemolytic colonies 2 to 5 mm in diameter, catalase positive, nonmotile, large gram-positive bacilli recovered from lesions, blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or lymph nodes-can be presumptively identified as:
A)Brucella mallei.
B)Bacillus anthracis.
C)Yersinia pestis.
D)Burkholderia cepacia.

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According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocols, a presumptive identification of B.anthracis can be made if an isolate has the following characteristics: aerobic growth, nonhemolytic colonies 2 to 5 mm in diameter, catalase positive, nonmotile, large gram-positive bacilli recovered from lesions, blood, CSF, or lymph nodes.

Organisms That Have the Following Characteristics-Aerobic Growth, Nonhemolytic Colonies 2