Which of the following statements are not true with regard to the laboratory diagnosis of Enterococcus spp.?
a. Enterococcus spp. can be identified based upon their ability to tolerate 0.4% tellurite.
b. Enterococcus spp. can be identified based upon their ability to grow around 100 microgram efrotomycin base disk.
c. Enterococcus spp. can be identified based upon their ability to exhibit motility.
d. Enterococcus spp. can be identified based upon their ability to produce base in carbohydrate broth.
e. Enterococcus spp. can be identified based upon their ability to produce acid from MGP.
f. Enterococcus spp. can be identified based upon their ability to utilize pyruvate.
g. Enterococcus spp. can be identified based upon their ability to hydrolyze arginine

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