KROK 1 2019 – Question 109 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
What diagnostic method should be used in industry to test the raw leather for presence of B. anthracis?
- A. Microscopy with Burry-Gins stain
- B. Bacteriological analysis
- C. Microscopy with Aujeszky stain
- D. Ascoli’s thermoprecipitation test
- E. Serological test
Hint
Think about how to detect a pathogen in heavily contaminated, processed raw material in which the organisms may no longer be viable.
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