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Description: Antibiotic sensitivity test for an isolate of Moraxella catarrhalis. This strain shows resistance to the antibiotic ampicillin because it produces the enzyme beta-lactamase. This has been confirmed by the red colour produced by this enzyme on the paper disc labelled ß.
Author: Dr Graham Beards
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