A technician is reading the plates from a sputum culture.There is growth only on the chocolate plate.When the technician takes off the lid of the culture plate,he notices a distinct "mousy" smell.What organism can this be?
A) Proteus mirabilis
B) Haemophilus sp.
C) Staphylococcus aureus
D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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P.mirabilis,S.aureus,and P.aeruginosa all grow on other media than chocolate agar.Haemophilus sp.is the only bacterium in this question that will grow only on chocolate that also has a "mousy" smell.

A Technician Is Reading the Plates from a Sputum Culture