Q55
Single choice
A 22-year-old Hispanic man worked for a company that processed animal products and provided no medical coverage benefits. One week after working with wool imported from a Caribbean island, he developed a small lesion on his arm resembling an insect bite. One week later, the lesion was 2.5 cm in diameter with a central, black sloughed-skin area. Two weeks later, he presented at an emergency room with early stages of sepsis.
Which of the following microbes is responsible for the infection?