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12.1: Introduction

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    Labs 12 and 13 deal with opportunistic and pathogenic glucose fermenting Gram-negative bacilli that are members of the bacterial family Enterobactereaceae, as well as glucose non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli such as Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter. See Fig. \(\PageIndex{1}\).

    Flow chart for determining whether or not your unknown is a glucose fermenting or a glucose non-fermenting Gram-negative bacillus.
    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Flow Chart for Determining Whether or Not Your Unknown is a Glucose Fermenting or a Glucose Non-fermenting Gram-Negative Bacillus ( Copyright; Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D. The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus CC-BY-3.0 )

    Contributors and Attributions 

    • Dr. Gary Kaiser (COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, CATONSVILLE CAMPUS)


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