KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 50 · KROK (Dentistry)
A bacteriological laboratory studied the home-made dried fish which had caused a severe food poisoning. Microscopy of the culture grown on the Kitt-Tarozzi medium revealed microorganisms resembling a tennis racket. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A. Cholera
- B. Botulism
- C. Salmonellosis
- D. Typhoid fever
- E. Dysentery
Hint
Note that the Kitt-Tarozzi medium is used for anaerobes and think which anaerobic spore-former has a subterminal spore giving a racket shape.
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