Cellulitis of the arm: Laboratory Identification

Question

A bacterial isolate that produces pitting of the agar and has a bleach-like odor is probably E. corrodens. Closely related species that must be ruled out include:

More than one answer is correct. Please select all correct answers

Haemophilus aphrophilus

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

Cardiobacterium hominis

Kingella kingae

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