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Module 6 Group Assignment Student’s Names = Sneha Saravanan, Aditi Parashar, Jimmy Hernandez, Sydney Broyles For this group assignment, you will answer a few simple questions based on the videos you watched online. When done, your group leader can upload the activity to Canvas via the Turnitin link provided in Module 6. 1. Which of these tests is assessed by the addition of TWO reagents to the bacterial culture? a) Oxidase test b) Mannitol salt agar test c) Catalase test d) Voges-Proskauer test e) Methyl red test

2. Which of these tests is assessed by visual observation only (ie: without adding reagents)? a) Citrate utilization test b) Gelatin hydrolysis test c) Both A and B d) Neither A nor B

3. While investigating a cause of mastitis, you culture a milk sample onto a tri-plate. The only growth that occurs is on the MacConkey agar, and is exhibited as pink colonies. What is the most likely organism? a) Gram-positive bacteria that ferment lactose b) Gram-positive bacteria that cannot ferment lactose c) Gram-negative bacteria that ferment lactose d) Gram-negative bacteria that cannot ferment lactose

4. The API20E test consists of 20 __________. a) dehydrated biochemical reagents b) differential and selective agar media

c) differential and selective broth media d) semi-solid media with pH indicators

5. In Video 5, what was the identity of strain 2? a) Escherichia coli b) Serratia marcescens c) Enterobacter aerogenes d) Salmonella enterica e) Klebsiella pneumoniae

6. What is the most interesting thing you learned about the material? The most interesting thing we learned about the material was that one test can have 20 different reagents. It was also interesting to see that the varying positive and negative results for each reagent was provided. This helps to alleviate any inconsistencies that might occur.

7. What is one question that you still have about the material? One question that we still have about the material was what the advantages are of using the API20E system compared to other biochemical tests....