The characteristic bipolar, safety-pin staining pattern is classically associated with:

Correct answer: B. Pasteurella multocida

  • A. Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
  • B. Pasteurella multocida
  • C. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
  • D. Listeria monocytogenes

Explanation

Pasteurella multocida may show bipolar staining, giving a safety-pin appearance with suitable stains. The other organisms can cause animal disease but do not classically show this pattern.

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