Multiple Choice
A 67-year-old patient with severe sepsis undergoes a full infectious workup upon admittance to the intensive care unit. Cultures of urine, blood, sputum, and cerebral spinal fluid are obtained. The cultures do not yield a specific organism, so further analysis of the sample is done to determine the characteristics of the microorganism. The organism's metabolic processes are analyzed in the lab.
-Biochemical testing reveals that the organism further reduces nitrite to produce nitrous oxide.Based on this byproduct,which of the following is the most likely catabolic pathway utilized by this organism?
A) Aerobic respiration
B) Anaerobic respiration
C) Fermentation
D) Aerobic respiration,anaerobic respiration,and fermentation can all lead to the production of nitrous oxide
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