Question

You isolate an organism from a wound abscess on a patient using thioglycollate and find it is growing equally throughout the tube. Upon completion of a catalase test you observe slow steady bubbling upon the addition of hydrogen peroxide. What is the oxygen classification of the organism and explain how you came to that conclusion.

Answer 1

Oxygen Classification of organisin The organism is facultative anaerobe Cataluset) (or Aerotolerant anaerobe (Generally Catalase -) marsbe Also, this organism is catalaset at low levels. because slow steady bubbling observed upon addition of H 2 which means oxygen is present 2402 Catataset • 24.0+66. Gives bubblin Generally Presentes Aerobis bacteria)