Multiple choice

Which of the following tests cannot be used to differentiate the Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes?

  1. Indole test
  2. Voges-Proskauer test
  3. Cytochrome C oxidase test
  4. Catalase test

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 3 and 4

  4. Only 4

  5. 1, 2 and 3
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E Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because among the given tests, only catalase test can be used in the differentiation of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, while the Indole, Voges-Proskauer and Cytochrome C oxidase tests cannot be used to differentiate Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes.

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