Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 19, Problem 3TMW
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The reason as to why it would be unsurprising that Enterococcus could tolerate bile salt.
Concept introduction:
Enterococcus is a genus that includes lactic acid bacteria. It belongs to the phylum Firmicutes. The bacteria in this genus are gram positive and spherical in shape. They often are Diplococcus (or occur in pairs), or short chains. This makes it hard to distinguish them from Streptococcus. It shows negative catalase test.
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Chapter 19 Solutions
Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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