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, 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 v v v v



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
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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
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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 v v v v v v v v



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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vv GeneticsMah on: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition Test Bank
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MULTIPLE v v CHOICE

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



b. growth in all atmospheric conditions.
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c. growth at particular temperatures. vv v v v v



d. bacterial shape. vv




ANS: D v v



The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to
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surviveinmany different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers,
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and replication wi th scarce or abundant nutrients, under different
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vatmospheric conditions, temperature requireme nts, and cell structure. Bacterial
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shape as a form of evolution is not discussed.
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OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation
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2. Who was considered the v v v v v v v v father of protozoology and bacteriology?
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a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek vv vv



b. Louis Pasteur v v



c. Carl Landsteiner
d. Michael Douglas
ANS: A vv



The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and the
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first perso n to see the ―beasties.‖ So they dubbed him the father of protozoology and
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bacteriology.The ot her three individuals were not discussed.
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OBJ: v v Level 1: Recall vv vv




3. Prokaryotic cells have which of the following structures in their cytoplasm?
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a. Golgi apparatus v v



b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic reticulum vv




ANS: B v v



All the structures listed are found in eukaryotic cells, but ribosomes are
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the only ones thatapply to prokaryotic cells.
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OBJ: v v Level 1: Recall vv vv




4. This form of DNA2is commonly found in eukaryotic cells.
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a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid


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Circular and plasmid DNA are usually found only in bacteria, not2eukaryotic cells. Colloid
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isa pr operty of protein molecules and is not2associated with nucleotides.
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OBJ: v v Level 1: Recall vv vv




5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes
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a. missing.
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d. a lipid bilayer membrane.
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ANS: A vv



Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane- vv vv vv vv vv vv



bound structures in the cytoplasm including astructured nucleus.
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OBJ: v v Level 1: Recall vv vv




6. A microorganism that is a unicellular organism and lacks a nuclear
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membrane and truenu cleus belongs to which classification?
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a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
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Fungi, algae, and parasites are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that contain
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a true nucleus.B acteria are prokaryotic and do not contain a true nucleus or nuclear
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membrane.
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OBJ: v v Level 1: Recall vv vv




7. In the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
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a. isolating microorganisms. v v



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c. identifying microorganisms. v v



d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease. vv vv vv vv




ANS: B v v



Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients. They
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provide the doctor withthe name of the organism and the antibiotics that can kill the
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bacteria, but not in the final selection of treatment protocols.
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OBJ: v v Level 2: Recall vv vv




8. What enables the microbiologist to select the correct media for primary culture
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and optimizeth e chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?
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a. Determining staining characteristics v v v v



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



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ANS: C v v

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