Discuss the tests that clearly identify your unknown, giving reasons why certain organisms are excluded (eliminated) as your unknown, and how you reached your specific decision on the identity of your unknown.

A Written Report- Discussion
Your report is the most important part of the unknown identification process. In your discussion, focus on the results you obtained and how you identified your unknown based on a process of elimination. The discussion portion of your report is to be typed, double spaced. You will staple the table to the written report (table first followed by the report.

List the possible unknown throat bacteria used in this laboratory exercise. (5 points)

Discuss of your Gram staining results. Describe if your Gram staining results allowed you to eliminate any of the possible bacteria as your unknown. (10 points)

Discuss the tests that clearly identify your unknown, giving reasons why certain organisms are excluded (eliminated) as your unknown, and how you reached your specific decision on the identity of your unknown. Begin with the blood agar, mannitol salt agar, & DNase agar test results for a presumptive identification of the unknown

Note: you do not have to include catalyses in your written discussion. IN addition, once you have eliminated a possible organism, you do not need to continue to discuss it in your report.

Use the coagulase test to make the critical diagnostic decision for the identity of your unknown.

State unknown number and the identity of your unknown.

Conclude your report with a summary statement of one to two sentences of how you were able to identify your unknown. Include specific test results that revealed the identity of your unknown.