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Please Identify the Unknown Bacteria. Test Unknown #1 Gram Stain Positive Spore

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Question

  Please Identify the Unknown Bacteria.
Test Unknown #1 Gram Stain Positive Spore Stain Negative Lactose Fermentation Negative Gas Production Negative EMB Agar Negative O2 Requirement Aerobe Catalase Production Postitive Amylase Production Postive Halophile    Negative Colony Distribution Round Cell Shape Coccus (tetrad) Motility Negative From what I can dig up, I believe this may beMiccrococcus. Any other Suggestions??? Test Unknown #1 Gram Stain Positive Spore Stain Negative Lactose Fermentation Negative Gas Production Negative EMB Agar Negative O2 Requirement Aerobe Catalase Production Postitive Amylase Production Postive Halophile    Negative Colony Distribution Round Cell Shape Coccus (tetrad) Motility Negative From what I can dig up, I believe this may beMiccrococcus. Any other Suggestions??? Test Unknown #1 Gram Stain Positive Spore Stain Negative Lactose Fermentation Negative Gas Production Negative EMB Agar Negative O2 Requirement Aerobe Catalase Production Postitive Amylase Production Postive Halophile    Negative Colony Distribution Round Cell Shape Coccus (tetrad) Motility Negative

Explanation / Answer

From your data the organism may be ----Micrococcus luteus. But the amylase testresult is wrong.It is amylase negative.Please check your questionand let me know. hope this helps hope this helps