Microorganisms can be identified from a patient sample using biochemical tests based on the premise that ________.
A) organisms have a unique combination of metabolic enzymes that are displayed when color-changing dyes are utilized to demonstrate their physiological response to specific substrates
B) organisms display specific antigens that can be bound by color-changing antibodies that allow the clinician to locate and identify the pathogen
C) organisms will not grow on certain media types and can be selected for on others
D) bacteriophages infect certain bacterial cells and the specificity can be used to identify the organism
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