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Prepare for success in microbiology, medical laboratory science, nursing, and healthcare examinations with the Test Bank for Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology 7th Edition by Connie R. Mahon. This comprehensive exam preparation resource includes chapter-by-chapter practice questions, verified answers, review quizzes, and study materials covering Chapters 1–41 of diagnostic microbiology. Designed for students in nursing, medical laboratory technology, biomedical sciences, microbiology, and allied health programs, this study guide helps strengthen understanding of bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, immunology, microbial diagnostics, infection control, specimen collection, laboratory procedures, antimicrobial therapy, and clinical microbiology concepts. Ideal for learners preparing for NCLEX, ASCP, MLS/MLT certification exams, HESI, university microbiology exams, and healthcare licensing assessments in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Structured for efficient revision and exam readiness using modern 2025–2026 curriculum standards.

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Test Bank For Textbook Of Diagnostic
Microbiology

7th Edition By Mahon Chapters 1 - 41




TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1: Introduction to Clinical
Microbiology

Chapter 1. Bacterial Cell Structure,
Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics

Chapter 2. Host-Parasite Interaction

Chapter 3. The Laboratory Role in
Infection
Control

Chapter 4. Control of Microorganisms:
Disinfection, Sterilization, and
Microbiology
Safety

Chapter 5. Performance Improvement in
the
Microbiology Laboratory

Chapter 6. Specimen Collection and
Processing

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

Chapter 9. Biochemical Identification of
Gram-Negative Bacteria

Chapter 10. Immunodiagnosis of Infectious
Diseases

Chapter 11. Applications of Molecular
Diagnostics

Chapter 12. Antibacterial Mechanisms of Action and Bacterial Resistance
Mechanisms

Chapter 13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates

Chapter 14. Staphylococci

Chapter 15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-
Positive Cocci

Chapter 16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli

Chapter 17. Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis

Chapter 18. Haemophilus, HACEK, Legionella and Other Fastidious Gram-
Negative Bacilli

Chapter 19. Enterobacteriaceae

Chapter 20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species

Chapter 21. Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

Chapter 22. Anaerobes of Clinical Importance

Chapter 23. The Spirochetes

Chapter 24. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms

Chapter 25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

Chapter 26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

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Chapter 27. Medically Significant Fungi

Chapter 28. Diagnostic Parasitology

Chapter 29. Clinical Virology

Chapter 30. Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology

Chapter 31. Biofilms: Architects of Disease

Part 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: and Organ System
Approach to Diagnostic Microbiology

Chapter 32. Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Chapter 33. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Chapter 34. Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning

Chapter 35. Infections of the Central Nervous System

Chapter 36. Bacteremia and Sepsis

Chapter 37. Urinary Tract Infections

Chapter 38. Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Chapter 39. Infections in Special Populations

Chapter 40. Zoonotic Diseases

Chapter 41. Ocular Infections




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Chapter 01: Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics
Mahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. To survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adapt by varying all of the following, except
a.
growth rate.
b.
growth in all atmospheric conditions.
c.
growth at particular temperatures.
d.
bacterial shape.
ANSWER: D
The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to
survive in many different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers, and
replication with scarce or abundant nutrients, under different atmospheric conditions,
temperature requirements, and cell structure. Bacterial shape as a form of evolution is not
discussed.

OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation

2. Who was considered the father of protozoology and bacteriology?
a.
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b.
Louis Pasteur
c.
Carl Landsteiner
d.
Michael Douglas
ANSWER: A
The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and the first
person to see the “beasties.” So they dubbed him the father of protozoology and
bacteriology. The other three individuals were not discussed.

OBJ: Level 1: Recall


3. Prokaryotic cells have which of the following structures in their cytoplasm?
a.
Golgi apparatus
b.
Ribosomes
c.
Mitochondria
d.
Endoplasmic reticulum
ANSWER: B
All the structures listed are found in eukaryotic cells, but ribosomes are the only ones that
apply to prokaryotic cells.

OBJ: Level 1: Recall


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