Which of the following is not true of Actinomycosis?: (A) Demonstration of filaments, (B) Caused by Actinomyces israelii, (C) Organism cannot be cultured, (D) Sulphur granules in pus
Answer is C. Ans. is 'c' i.e., Organism cannot be culturedRef: (Ananthanarayan, 8th/e, p. 393; 9th/e, p. 394; Harrison, 18th/e, p. 1324; Jawetz, 24th/e, p. 182)Pus containing sulfur granules are washed and cultured anaerobically in thioglycollate broth or Brain heart infusion (BHI) agar.