Being aware of your expertise in microbiology a colleague has sent you four different strains of...

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Being aware of your expertise in microbiology a colleague hassent you four different strains of unknown bacteria and asks you tohelp in identifying each isolate.
Table 1 lists some characteristics you have determined for eachisolate (Strain A, Strain B, Strain C and Strain D).
Table 1. Characteristics of four unknown bacteriaisolates.
Test
Strain A
Strain B
Strain C
Strain D
Gram stain
Gram positive
Gram negative
Gram positive
Gram positive
Cell morphology
Rod
Rod
Rod
Coccus, in clusters
motility
motile
motile
motile
Non-motile
Aerobic growth
yes
yes
no
yes
Anaerobic growth
yes
fermentative
no
yes
fermentative
yes
fermentative
Pigment of colonies
white
cream
fluorescent
white
white
Growth on MSA
No growth
No growth
No growth
Yes, growth
Endospores
yes
no
yes
no
Catalase test
positive
positive
negative
positive
Oxidase test
negative
positive
negative
negative
Based on the information in Table 1 suggest a possiblegenus for each strain. Clearly explain the keycharacteristics and your reasoning for your proposedidentifications. It is NOT necessary to provideidentification tospecies.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
b. What techniques could you use toconfirm your suggested identification for each isolate and enableyou to determine identification to species?

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A starin A strain is Bacullus ait is rod shaped Gram positive motile which is oxidase negative and catalase postive It does not grow on MSA as the media has high salt concentration that can be tolerated by Staphylococcus strain B it is definitely See Answer

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Test	Strain A	Strain B	Strain C	Strain D
Gram stain	Gram positive	Gram negative	Gram positive	Gram positive
Cell morphology	Rod	Rod	Rod	Coccus, in clusters
motility	motile	motile	motile	Non-motile
Aerobic growth	yes	yes	no	yes
Anaerobic growth	yes fermentative	no	yes fermentative	yes fermentative
Pigment of colonies	white	cream fluorescent	white	white
Growth on MSA	No growth	No growth	No growth	Yes, growth
Endospores	yes	no	yes	no
Catalase test	positive	positive	negative	positive
Oxidase test	negative	positive	negative	negative