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) Brucella 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 to 5