A technician is reading a sputum culture on the bench.There is growth on the BAP and CHOC plates,but no growth on the MAC plate.The colonies growing on the BAP have discolored the media to a green color around and under the colonies.What organism could this be?
A) Escherichia coli
B) Staphylococcus aureus
C) Haemophilus influenzae
D) Streptococcus pneumoniae

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E.coli will grow on all three plates,not just BAP and CHOC.Staphylococcus aureus will produce b-hemolysis on the BAP plate.H.influenzae will not grow on the BAP plate.Streptococcus pneumoniae produces a-hemolysis on BAP.

A Technician Is Reading a Sputum Culture on the Bench