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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 g g g g
Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates
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Chapter 14. Staphylococci
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Chapter 15. Streptococcus,
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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
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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 g g gg gg gg
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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MULTIPLE g g CHOICE
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except
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b. growth in all atmospheric conditions. gg gg gg gg
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The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve
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to surviveinmany different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid
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growers, and replication wi th scarce or abundant nutrients, under
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different atmospheric conditions, temperature requireme nts, and cell
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structure. Bacterial 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
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a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek gg gg
b. Louis Pasteur gg
c. Carl Landsteiner
d. Michael Douglas
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The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and
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the first perso n to see the ―beasties.‖ So they dubbed him the father of
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protozoology and bacteriology.The ot her three individuals were not discussed.
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OBJ: g g Level 1: Recall gg gg
3. Prokaryotic cells have which gg g g gg g g of the following structures
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a. Golgi apparatus g g
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
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All the structures listed are found in eukaryotic cells, but ribosomes
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are the only ones thatapply to prokaryotic cells.
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OBJ: g g Level 1: Recall gg gg
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.
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Colloid isa pr operty of protein molecules and is not2associated with nucleotides.
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OBJ: g g Level 1: Recall gg gg
5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes
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c. a classic membrane.
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d. a lipid bilayer membrane.
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OBJ: g g Level 1: Recall gg gg
6. A microorganism
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a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANS: g g B
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
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nuclear membrane.
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OBJ: g g Level 1: Recall gg gg
7. In gg the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
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a. isolating microorganisms. g g
b. selecting treatment for patients. g g g g g g
c. identifying microorganisms. g g
d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease.
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ANS: g g B
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OBJ: g g Level 2: Recall gg gg
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 g g g g
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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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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 g g g g
Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates
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Chapter 14. Staphylococci
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Chapter 15. Streptococcus,
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g g and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive g g gg gg g g g g gg gg
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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
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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 g g gg gg gg
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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gg GeneticsMah on: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition Test Bank
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MULTIPLE g g CHOICE
1. To survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adapt by varying all of the following,
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except
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a. growth rate. g g
b. growth in all atmospheric conditions. gg gg gg gg
c. growth at particular temperatures. gg g g gg
d. bacterial shape. gg
ANS: D gg
The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve
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to surviveinmany different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid
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growers, and replication wi th scarce or abundant nutrients, under
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different atmospheric conditions, temperature requireme nts, and cell
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structure. Bacterial 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
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a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek gg gg
b. Louis Pasteur gg
c. Carl Landsteiner
d. Michael Douglas
ANS: A gg
The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and
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the first perso n to see the ―beasties.‖ So they dubbed him the father of
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protozoology and bacteriology.The ot her three individuals were not discussed.
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OBJ: g g Level 1: Recall gg gg
3. Prokaryotic cells have which gg g g gg g g of the following structures
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a. Golgi apparatus g g
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic reticulum gg
ANS: g g B
All the structures listed are found in eukaryotic cells, but ribosomes
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are the only ones thatapply to prokaryotic cells.
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OBJ: g g Level 1: Recall gg gg
4. This form of DNA2is commonly found in eukaryotic cells.
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a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
.
.
, ANS: A gg
Circular and plasmid DNA are usually found only in bacteria, not2eukaryotic cells.
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Colloid isa pr operty of protein molecules and is not2associated with nucleotides.
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OBJ: g g Level 1: Recall gg gg
5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes
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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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ANS: A gg
Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane-
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bound structures in the cytoplasm including
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OBJ: g g Level 1: Recall gg gg
6. A microorganism
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g g membrane and truenu cleus belongs to which classification?
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a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANS: g g B
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
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nuclear membrane.
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OBJ: g g Level 1: Recall gg gg
7. In gg the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
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a. isolating microorganisms. g g
b. selecting treatment for patients. g g g g g g
c. identifying microorganisms. g g
d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease.
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ANS: g g B
Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients.
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can kill the bacteria, but not in the final selection of treatment protocols.
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OBJ: g g Level 2: Recall gg gg
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 g g g g
b. Understanding the cell structure and biochemical pathways of an organism g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
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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ANS: C gg
