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Test Bank For Textbook Of Diagnostic Microbiology
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bn 7th Edition By Connie R. Mahon
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Chapters 1 - 41 bn bn bn

, Mahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th 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 Miscellaneous Gram-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
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DiagnosticMicrobiology
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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
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GeneticsMahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE bn




1. To bn survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adapt by varying all of the following, except
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a. growth rate. bn


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




ANSWER: D bn


The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to
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survivein many different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers,
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and replication with scarce or abundant nutrients, under different atmospheric
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conditions, temperature requirements, and cell structure. Bacterial shape as a form of
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evolution is not discussed.
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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 bn bn


b. Louis Pasteur bn


c. Carl Landsteiner bn


d. Michael Douglas bn




ANSWER: A bn


The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and the
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first person to see the “beasties.” So they dubbed him the father of protozoology and
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bacteriology.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 bn


b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
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ANSWER: B bn


All the structures listed are found in eukaryotic cells, but ribosomes are the only
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ones thatapply 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
d. Colloid



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, ANSWER: A bn


Circular and plasmid DNA are usually found only in bacteria, not eukaryotic cells.
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Colloid isa property 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 bn


Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane-bound structures in the cytoplasm
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including astructured nucleus.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
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6. A microorganism that is a unicellular organism and lacks a nuclear membrane and
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bn truenucleus belongs to which classification?
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a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER: B bn


Fungi, algae, and parasites are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that contain a true
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nucleus.Bacteria are prokaryotic and do not contain a true nucleus or nuclear
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membrane.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
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7. In bn the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
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a. isolating microorganisms. bn


b. selecting treatment for patients. bn bn bn


c. identifying microorganisms. bn


d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease. bn bn bn bn




ANSWER: B bn


Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients. They provide the doctor
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withthe name of the organism and the antibiotics that can kill the bacteria, but not in
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the final 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
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optimizethe chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?
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a. Determining staining characteristics bn bn


b. Understanding the cell structure and biochemical pathways of an organism bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn


c. Understanding the growth requirements of potential pathogens at specific body site bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn


d. Knowing the differences in cell walls of particular bacteria bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn




ANSWER: C bn

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Publisher: 2018 ISBN: 9780323482189 Edition: Unknown

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