A Rectal Swab from a 58-Year-Old Male Is Submitted for Culture

A rectal swab from a 58-year-old male is submitted for culture for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. A gray, opaque oxidase positive colony grew on the chocolate and Thayer-Martin agar. The gram-negative diplococcus was weak glucose positive with the CTA carbohydrate tubes. This organism should be

A) identified as N. gonorrhoeae.
B) tested for colistin susceptibility.
C) ignored and reported as normal flora.
D) identified as N. cinerea.