374MicrobiologyMedium
An oxidase-positive, gram-negative rod which produces a bluish-green pigment has been grown in culture from a swab obtained from an infected burn wound. This organism is susceptible to gentamicin, ticarcillin and tobramicin, but resistant to all the other antibiotics which of the following organisms is it likely to be?
APseudomonas aeruginosa
BKlebsiella pnemoniae
CProteus miribilis
DEscherichia coli
Correct answer
A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Explanation
The correct answer is Pseudomonas aeruginosa.