Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2008
Inoculum from pharynx of a patient ill with angina was inoculated into blood-tellurite agar. It resulted in growth of grey, radially striated (in form of rosettes) colonies 4-5 mm in diameter. Grampositive bacilli with clublike thickenings on their ends placed in form of spread wide apart fingers are visible by microscope. What microorganisms are these?
Answer options
- Streptobacilli
- Diphtheroids
- Diphtheria corynebacteria
- Botulism clostridia
- Streptococci
Correct answer
Diphtheria corynebacteria
Explanation
Tellurite agar/Loffler corynebacterium causes diphtheria.
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