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In just a week, my 7-year old cousin developed 0.6 to 1.0 centimeters pustules as shown in image 1. In the next couple of days, some of the pustules broke and formed shallow erosions covered by an amber-colored crust and the lesions expanded. His 45-year old father developed similar pathology a few days later. Carefully study the images in the assignment to answer the questions.

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The result shows that the microorganism is Staphylococcus aureus.

How to explain the microorganism?

Blood Agar media shows colonies which means the microbe must be a fastidious one. It allows bacteria to be distinguished by the type of hemolysis they produce. Here in the image, beta hemolysis is depicted.

Gram staining depicts a gram-positive coccus. Gram-positive organisms take up crystal violet dye and are stained purple while gram-negative organisms take up the safranin dye and give pink to red colonies.

Catalase protects the organisms from reactive oxygen species and Coagulase. According to the above results, the microorganism is Staphylococcus aureus.

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