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, Mahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Edition Test Bank
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Table of contents
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Part 1: Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
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Chapter 1. Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics
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Chapter 2. Host-Parasite Interaction
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Chapter 3. The Laboratory Role in Infection Control
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Chapter 4. Control of Microorganisms: Disinfection, Sterilization, and Microbiology Safety
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Chapter 5. Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory
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Chapter 6. Specimen Collection and Processing
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Chapter 7. Microscopic Examination of Materials from Infected Sites
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Chapter 8. Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms
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Chapter 9. Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria
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Chapter 10. Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases
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Chapter 11. Applications of Molecular Diagnostics
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Chapter 12. Antibacterial Mechanisms of Action and Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms
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Chapter 13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
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Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates
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Chapter 14. Staphylococci
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Chapter 15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
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Chapter 16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
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Chapter 17. Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis
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Chapter 18. Haemophilus, HACEK, Legionella and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Chapter 19. Enterobacteriaceae
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Chapter 20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species
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Chapter 21. Nonfermenting and MiscellaneousZGram-Negative Bacilli
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Chapter 22. Anaerobes of Clinical Importance
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Chapter 23. The Spirochetes
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Chapter 24. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms
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Chapter 25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
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Chapter 26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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Chapter 27. Medically Significant Fungi
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Chapter 28. Diagnostic Parasitology
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Chapter 29. Clinical Virology
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Chapter 30. Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology
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Chapter 31. Biofilms: Architects of Disease
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Part 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: and Organ System Approach to DiagnosticMicrobio
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Chapter 32. Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
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Chapter 33. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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Chapter 34. Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning
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Chapter 35. Infections of the Central Nervous System
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Chapter 36. Bacteremia and Sepsis
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Chapter 37. Urinary Tract Infections
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Chapter 38. Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Chapter 39. Infections in Special Populations
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Chapter 40. Zoonotic Diseases
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Chapter 41. Ocular Infections
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,Chapter 01: Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics
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Ma hon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Edition Test Bank
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1. To PO survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adaptZby varying all of the following, except
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a. growth rate. PO


b. growth in all atmospheric conditions.
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c. growth at particular temperatures.
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d. bacterial shape. PO




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The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to surv
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ivein many different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers, and re
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plication w ith scarce or abundant nutrients, under differentZatmospheric conditions, temper
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ature requirem ents, and cell structure. Bacterial shape as a form of evolution is not discu
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ssed.

OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation
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2. Who was considered the father of protozoology and bacteriology?
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a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek PO PO


b. Louis Pasteur PO


c. Carl Landsteiner PO


d. Michael Douglas PO




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The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and the first
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Opers on to see the “beasties.” So they dubbed him the father of protozoology and bacte
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riology.The other three individuals were not discussed.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
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3. Prokaryotic cells have which of the following structures in their cytoplasm?
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a. Golgi apparatus PO


b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic reticulum PO



ANSWER: B PO


All the structures listed are found in eukaryoticZcells, but ribosomes are the only ones th
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atap ply to prokaryotic cells.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
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4. This form of DNA is commonly found in eukaryotic cells.
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a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
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Circular and plasmid DNAZare usually found only in bacteria, not eukaryotic cells. Colloid i
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sa p roperty of protein molecules and is not associated with nucleotides.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
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5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes is
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a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a classic membrane.
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d. a lipid bilayer membrane.
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ANSWER: A PO


Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane-
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bound structures in the cytoplasm including astructured nucleus.
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6. A microorganism thatZis a unicellular organism and lacks a nuclear membrane and true
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nu cleus belongs to which classification?
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a. Fungi
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c. Algae
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Fungi, algae, and parasites are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that contain a true nucle
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us.B acteria are prokaryotic and do not contain a true nucleus or nuclear membran
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7. In the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
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a. isolating microorganisms. PO


b. selecting treatment for patients.
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c. identifying microorganisms. PO


d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease.PO PO PO PO




ANSWER: B PO


Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients. They provide the doctor wit
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hthe name of the organism and the antibiotics that can kill the bacteria, but not in the fin
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al selection of treatment protocols.
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OBJ: Level 2: Recall
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8. What enables the microbiologist to select the correct media for primary culture and opti
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mizet he chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?
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a. Determining staining characteristics PO PO


b. Understanding the cell structure and biochemical pathways of an organism
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c. Understanding the growth requirements of potential pathogens at specific body site
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d. Knowing the differences in cell walls of particular bacteria
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