Multiple Choice
You have isolated a bacterium from a contaminated river but you are unable to culture it in the laboratory. Which method could you use to identify the organism?
A) Gram staining
B) Biochemical testing
C) MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
D) Nucleic acid amplification tests
E) Antibiograms
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