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Master the latest in clinical laboratory science with the Test Bank for Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition by Connie R. Mahon and Donald C. Lehman. This comprehensive study tool includes verified questions for all 41 chapters, covering molecular diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, and the identification of significant isolates. Ideal for MLS/MLT certification and microbiology course excellence.

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Test Bank For Textbook Of Diagnostic Microbiology 7th Edi
B B B B B B B B




tion By Connie R. Mahon
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Chapters 1 - 41
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, Mahon:BTextbookBofBDiagnosticBMicrobiology,B7thBEditionBTestBBank

TableBofBcontents
PartB1:BIntroductionBtoBClinicalBMicrobiology
ChapterB1.BBacterialBCellBStructure,BPhysiology,BMetabolism,BandBGenetics
ChapterB2.BHost-ParasiteBInteraction
ChapterB3.BTheBLaboratoryBRoleBinBInfectionBControl
ChapterB4.BControlBofBMicroorganisms:BDisinfection,BSterilization,BandBMicrobiologyBSafety
ChapterB5.BPerformanceBImprovementBinBtheBMicrobiologyBLaboratory
ChapterB6.BSpecimenBCollectionBandBProcessing
ChapterB7.BMicroscopicBExaminationBofBMaterialsBfromBInfectedBSites
ChapterB8.B UseBofBColonyBMorphologyBforBtheBPresumptiveBIdentificationBofBMicroorganisms
ChapterB9.B BiochemicalBIdentificationBofBGram-NegativeBBacteria
ChapterB10.BImmunodiagnosisBofBInfectiousBDiseases
ChapterB11.BApplicationsBofBMolecularBDiagnostics
ChapterB12.BAntibacterialBMechanismsBofBActionBandBBacterialBResistanceBMechanisms
ChapterB13.BAntimicrobialBSusceptibilityBTesting
PartB2:BLaboratoryBIdentificationBofBSignificantBIsolates
ChapterB14.BStaphylococci
ChapterB15.BStreptococcus,BEnterococcus,BandBOtherBCatalase-Negative,BGram-PositiveBCocci
ChapterB16.BAerobicBGram-PositiveBBacilli
ChapterB17.BNeisseriaBSpeciesBandBMoraxellaBcatarrhalis
ChapterB18.BHaemophilus,BHACEK,BLegionellaBandBOtherBFastidiousBGram-NegativeBBacilli
ChapterB19.BEnterobacteriaceae
ChapterB20.BVibrio,BAeromonas,BandBCampylobacterBSpecies
ChapterB21.BNonfermentingBandBMiscellaneousBGram-NegativeBBacilli
ChapterB22.BAnaerobesBofBClinicalBImportance
ChapterB23.BTheBSpirochetes
ChapterB24.BChlamydia,BRickettsia,BandBSimilarBOrganisms
ChapterB25.BMycoplasmaBandBUreaplasma
ChapterB26.BMycobacteriumBtuberculosisBandBNontuberculousBMycobacteria
ChapterB27.BMedicallyBSignificantBFungi
ChapterB28.BDiagnosticBParasitology
ChapterB29.BClinicalBVirology
ChapterB30.BAgentsBofBBioterrorBandBForensicBMicrobiology
ChapterB31.BBiofilms:BArchitectsBofBDisease
PartB3:BLaboratoryBDiagnosisBofBInfectiousBDiseases:BandBOrganBSystemBApproachBtoBDiagnosticBMicrobiology

ChapterB32.BUpperBandBLowerBRespiratoryBTractBInfections
ChapterB33.BSkinBandBSoftBTissueBInfections
ChapterB34.BGastrointestinalBInfectionsBandBFoodBPoisoning
ChapterB35.BInfectionsBofBtheBCentralBNervousBSystem
ChapterB36.BBacteremiaBandBSepsis
ChapterB37.BUrinaryBTractBInfections
ChapterB38.BGenitalBInfectionsBandBSexuallyBTransmittedBInfections
ChapterB39.BInfectionsBinBSpecialBPopulations
ChapterB40.BZoonoticBDiseases
ChapterB41.BOcularBInfections
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,ChapterB01:BBacterialBCellBStructure,BPhysiology,BMetabolism,BandBGeneticsBMah
on:BTextbookBofBDiagnosticBMicrobiology,B7thBEditionBTestBBank
MULTIPLEBCHOICE

1. ToBsurvive,BmicrobialBinhabitantsBhaveBlearnedBtoBadaptBbyBvaryingBallBofBtheBfollowing,Bexcept
a. growthBrate.
b. growthBinBallBatmosphericBconditions.
c. growthBatBparticularBtemperatures.
d. bacterialBshape.
ANSWER:B D
TheBchapterBbeginsBbyBdiscussingBtheBwayBmicrobialBinhabitantsBhaveBhadBtoBevolveBtoBsurviveBinBm
anyBdifferentBnichesBandBhabitats.BItBdiscussesBslowBgrowers,BrapidBgrowers,BandBreplicationBwithB
scarceBorBabundantBnutrients,BunderBdifferentBatmosphericBconditions,BtemperatureBrequirements,
BandBcellBstructure.BBacterialBshapeBasBaBformBofBevolutionBisBnotBdiscussed.



OBJ:B LevelB2:BInterpretation

2. WhoBwasBconsideredBtheBfatherBofBprotozoologyBandBbacteriology?
a. AntonBvanBLeeuwenhoek
b. LouisBPasteur
c. CarlBLandsteiner
d. MichaelBDouglas
ANSWER:B A
TheBbookBdiscussesBAntonBvanBLeeuwenhoekBasBtheBinventorBofBtheBmicroscopeBandBtheBfirstBperso
nBtoBseeBtheB“beasties.”BSoBtheyBdubbedBhimBtheBfatherBofBprotozoologyBandBbacteriology.BTheBoth
erBthreeBindividualsBwereBnotBdiscussed.

OBJ:B LevelB1:BRecall

3. ProkaryoticBcellsBhaveBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBstructuresBinBtheirBcytoplasm?
a. GolgiBapparatus
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. EndoplasmicBreticulum
ANSWER:B B
AllBtheBstructuresBlistedBareBfoundBinBeukaryoticBcells,BbutBribosomesBareBtheBonlyBonesBthatBapp
lyBtoBprokaryoticBcells.

OBJ:B LevelB1:BRecall

4. ThisBformBofBDNABisBcommonlyBfoundBinBeukaryoticBcells.
a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid



.
.

, ANSWER:B A
CircularBandBplasmidBDNABareBusuallyBfoundBonlyBinBbacteria,BnotBeukaryoticBcells.BColloidBisBaBpr
opertyBofBproteinBmoleculesBandBisBnotBassociatedBwithBnucleotides.

OBJ:B LevelB1:BRecall

5. TheBnuclearBmembraneBinBprokaryotesBis
a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. aBclassicBmembrane.
d. aBlipidBbilayerBmembrane.

ANSWER:B A
ProkaryoticBcellsBdoBnotBhaveBanyBmembrane-
boundBstructuresBinBtheBcytoplasmBincludingBaBstructuredBnucleus.

OBJ:B LevelB1:BRecall

6. ABmicroorganismBthatBisBaBunicellularBorganismBandBlacksBaBnuclearBmembraneBandBtrueBnuc
leusBbelongsBtoBwhichBclassification?
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER:B B
Fungi,Balgae,BandBparasitesBareBunicellularBeukaryoticBorganismsBthatBcontainBaBtrueBnucleus.BBa
cteriaBareBprokaryoticBandBdoBnotBcontainBaBtrueBnucleusBorBnuclearBmembrane.
OBJ:B LevelB1:BRecall

7. InBtheBlaboratory,BtheBclinicalBmicrobiologistBisBresponsibleBforBallBtheBfollowing,Bexcept
a. isolatingBmicroorganisms.
b. selectingBtreatmentBforBpatients.
c. identifyingBmicroorganisms.
d. analyzingBbacteriaBthatBcauseBdisease.

ANSWER:B B
ClinicalBmicrobiologistsBdoBnotBselectBtheBtreatmentBforBpatients.BTheyBprovideBtheBdoctorBwithBtheB
nameBofBtheBorganismBandBtheBantibioticsBthatBcanBkillBtheBbacteria,BbutBnotBinBtheBfinalBselectionBo
fBtreatmentBprotocols.

OBJ:B LevelB2:BRecall

8. WhatBenablesBtheBmicrobiologistBtoBselectBtheBcorrectBmediaBforBprimaryBcultureBandBoptimizeBth
eBchanceBofBisolatingBaBpathogenicBorganism?
a. DeterminingBstainingBcharacteristics
b. UnderstandingBtheBcellBstructureBandBbiochemicalBpathwaysBofBanBorganism
c. UnderstandingBtheBgrowthBrequirementsBofBpotentialBpathogensBatBspecificBbodyBsite
d. KnowingBtheBdifferencesBinBcellBwallsBofBparticularBbacteria
ANSWER:B C

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