A Physician Submits a Vaginal Swab from a 4-Year-Old Female

A physician submits a vaginal swab from a 4-year-old female who has been physically abused. The physician requests a culture for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and chlamydia trachomatis. After 48 hours, a gray colony is observed on the ThayerMartin agar. Further testing provides the following results:

Oxidase: purple Lactose: red
Glucose: yellow Sucrose: red
Maltose: red

This organism should be

A) reported as Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
B) subbed to a nutrient agar at 35°C and chocolate agar at 25°C.
C) identified using a second methodology.
D) tested for beta-lactamase production.