Multiple Choice
Because of its longer shelf life,the medium of choice to cultivate Bordetella spp.is:
A) buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCYE) .
B) thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) agar.
C) Bordet-Gengou agar.
D) Regan-Lowe agar.
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