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A clinical specimen was obtained from the wound of a patient diagnosed as Nocardiosis. For the selective isolation of Nocardia sp. Which one of the following would be the best method -

A
Paraffin bait technique
B
Castaneda's culture method
C
Craige's tube method
D
Hair bait technique
High-Yield Explanation
‘Since Nocardia are among the few aerobic microorganisms that use paraffin as a carbon source, paraffin baiting can be used to isolate the organisms from mixed cultures’.

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