On 2006-04-06 01:04:44 -0400, bhavyasai at gmail.com said:
> Hi,
> Could anyone tell if it is possible to have less than 6 results in a
> dichotomous key in identifying these six genera of bacterium:
> S.aureus
> S.epidermitis
> Neisseria.sicca
> Micrococcus luteus
> Streptococcus.agalactiae
> Enterococcus faecalis
>> thanks.
This is one of my professor's favorite type of question - back in 1970!
Each organism has at least 1 unique feature that the others don't. This
is the only way to remember the organisms characteristics - look them
up in your reference.
--
John Gentile, MS M(ASCP)
Laboratory Information Manager
Providence, VAMC
