Two blood cultures of a premature infant grow a yellow-pigmented colony that is a non-lactose fermenter. The colony provides the following reactions:
$\begin{array}{lrr} \text { Oxidase: purple}& \text { Indole: pink}& \text { Motility: negative}\end{array}$
The organism is probably

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Two blood cultures of a premature infant grow a yellow-pigmented colony that is a non-lactose fermenter. The colony provides the following reactions:
$\begin{array}{lrr}  \text { Oxidase: purple}&  \text {  Indole: pink}&  \text {  Motility: negative}\end{array}$
The organism is probably

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Elizabethkingia meningosepticum is known for being a non-lactose fermenter, oxidase positive, indole positive, and non-motile, which matches the description given.

Two Blood Cultures of a Premature Infant Grow a Yellow-Pigmented Oxidase: purple Indole: pink Motility: negative\begin{array}{lrr} \text { Oxidase: purple}& \text { Indole: pink}& \text { Motility: negative}\end{array} Oxidase: purple​ Indole: pink​ Motility: negative​

Two Blood Cultures of a Premature Infant Grow a Yellow-Pigmented $\begin{array}{lrr} \text { Oxidase: purple}& \text { Indole: pink}& \text { Motility: negative}\end{array}$