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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

  1. Streptobacilli
  2. Diphtheroids
  3. Diphtheria corynebacteria
  4. Botulism clostridia
  5. Streptococci
Correct answer

Diphtheria corynebacteria

Explanation

Tellurite agar/Loffler corynebacterium causes diphtheria.

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