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1825 Microbiology

A 50-year-old male presented with fever and chills along with chest pain during cough. His sputum specimen was cultured on blood agar, showed the presence of a-hemolytic colonies the next day. The fuher processing of this organism is most likely to yield

AGram- negative coccobacilli, catalase positive and oxidase positive
BGram- positive cocci in clusters, catalase positive and coagulase positive
CGram- positive cocci in pairs, catalase negative and bile soluble (Correct Answer)
DGram- positive cocci in sho chains, catalase negative and bile resistant