Air Force Staff Sgt. Mayra Autagne, 18th Medical Group lab technician, conducts a rapid strep test May 14, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Lab technicians test different types of bacteria in small plates. Once the bacteria begin to multiply, it is known as a “culture.”

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