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Anisakis - (answer)roundworm common in sushi; salmon, cod, squid, cuttlefish, octopus;
cooking/freezing inactivates; onset 1-2 weeks
Cyclospora cayetanensis - (answer)parasite; assoc. with fresh produce; rare in US, common in areas
around the tropics; explosive watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, bloating; onset 1 week
Cryptosporidium parvus - (answer)parasite; large amounts of severe, watery diarrhea; onset 1 week
Entamoeba hystolytica - (answer)Amebiasis; not common in US; poor hygienic practices, contaminated
water on fruits and vegetables; range from no symptoms to dysentery; may last for years; onset 2-4
weeks
Giardia lamblia - (answer)parasite; contaminated food or water; not killed by common chlorine
mixtures; onset 1-2 weeks
Nematodes - (answer)roundworms; undercooked meats, esp. wild game such as bear and boar,
domestic pigs; travel from bowel throughout body; die in organs, causing inflammation; onset 2-28 days
Tapeworms - (answer)Taenia solium (pork), Taenia saginata (beef); undercooked pork or beef; hunger
pains, severe wait loss, insomnia; onset 2 months to develop to full size
thermophilic - (answer)high temperatures, 113 to 252F
psychophilic - (answer)capable of growth and reprod. at low temps 5-50F
mesaphilic - (answer)moderate temps 68-113F
psychotrophic - (answer)grow well at refrigeration temps 30-50F
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thermoduric - (answer)heat resistant and can survive cooking temps as well as pasteurization
lag phase - (answer)initial growth, cell # remains constant prior to rapid growth, longest of 4 phases;
cells replicating various proteins and DNA to prep to grow (may be sev days to hours depend on bact)
log phase - (answer)steepest slope, double pop every 20-30 min., "logarithmic" phase
stationary phase - (answer)plateau of growth curve, new cells at same rate cells die, resources being
used, state of equilibrium
death phase - (answer)final phase, dead outnumber new cells, limited resources, waste production,
other changes to environment; colony starts over at first phase
pH - (answer)4.6-7.5
water activity - (answer)the measure of the energy status of the water in a system; microbial cells
compete with solute molecules for free water molecules (molds better competitors than bac, excluding
staph aureus), 0.85; varies little with temp
spore formers - (answer)B. cereus, C. bot, C. perfringens
toxin formers in food - (answer)B cereus, C bot, Staph aureus
enterotoxin - (answer)harmful substance prod. by staph aureus, b cereus, ETEC, dangerous to GI tract
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND RATIONALE|ALREADY A+ GRADED|GUARANTEED
PASS|LATEST UPDATE 2025.
Anisakis - (answer)roundworm common in sushi; salmon, cod, squid, cuttlefish, octopus;
cooking/freezing inactivates; onset 1-2 weeks
Cyclospora cayetanensis - (answer)parasite; assoc. with fresh produce; rare in US, common in areas
around the tropics; explosive watery diarrhea, loss of appetite, bloating; onset 1 week
Cryptosporidium parvus - (answer)parasite; large amounts of severe, watery diarrhea; onset 1 week
Entamoeba hystolytica - (answer)Amebiasis; not common in US; poor hygienic practices, contaminated
water on fruits and vegetables; range from no symptoms to dysentery; may last for years; onset 2-4
weeks
Giardia lamblia - (answer)parasite; contaminated food or water; not killed by common chlorine
mixtures; onset 1-2 weeks
Nematodes - (answer)roundworms; undercooked meats, esp. wild game such as bear and boar,
domestic pigs; travel from bowel throughout body; die in organs, causing inflammation; onset 2-28 days
Tapeworms - (answer)Taenia solium (pork), Taenia saginata (beef); undercooked pork or beef; hunger
pains, severe wait loss, insomnia; onset 2 months to develop to full size
thermophilic - (answer)high temperatures, 113 to 252F
psychophilic - (answer)capable of growth and reprod. at low temps 5-50F
mesaphilic - (answer)moderate temps 68-113F
psychotrophic - (answer)grow well at refrigeration temps 30-50F
, CP-FS TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS| ACCURATE REAL EXAM WITH
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND RATIONALE|ALREADY A+ GRADED|GUARANTEED
PASS|LATEST UPDATE 2025.
thermoduric - (answer)heat resistant and can survive cooking temps as well as pasteurization
lag phase - (answer)initial growth, cell # remains constant prior to rapid growth, longest of 4 phases;
cells replicating various proteins and DNA to prep to grow (may be sev days to hours depend on bact)
log phase - (answer)steepest slope, double pop every 20-30 min., "logarithmic" phase
stationary phase - (answer)plateau of growth curve, new cells at same rate cells die, resources being
used, state of equilibrium
death phase - (answer)final phase, dead outnumber new cells, limited resources, waste production,
other changes to environment; colony starts over at first phase
pH - (answer)4.6-7.5
water activity - (answer)the measure of the energy status of the water in a system; microbial cells
compete with solute molecules for free water molecules (molds better competitors than bac, excluding
staph aureus), 0.85; varies little with temp
spore formers - (answer)B. cereus, C. bot, C. perfringens
toxin formers in food - (answer)B cereus, C bot, Staph aureus
enterotoxin - (answer)harmful substance prod. by staph aureus, b cereus, ETEC, dangerous to GI tract
