What is the first piece of information that is used in the identification of an unknown bacterial isolate?
A) The ability of the bacterial isolate to ferment glucose
B) The ability of the bacterial isolate to ferment lactose
C) The presence of catalase enzyme
D) The Gram stain morphology
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