7th Edition By Connie R. Mahon
Chapters 1 - 41
, Mahon:5Textbook5of5Diagnostic5Microbiology,57th5Edition5Test5Bank
Table5of5contents
Part51:5Introduction5to5Clinical5Microbiology
Chapter51.5Bacterial5Cell5Structure,5Physiology,5Metabolism,5and5Genetics
Chapter52.5Host-Parasite5Interaction
Chapter53.5The5Laboratory5Role5in5Infection5Control
Chapter54.5Control5of5Microorganisms:5Disinfection,5Sterilization,5and5Microbiology5Safety
Chapter55.5Performance5Improvement5in5the5Microbiology5Laboratory
Chapter56.5Specimen5Collection5and5Processing
Chapter57.5Microscopic5Examination5of5Materials5from5Infected5Sites
Chapter58.5 Use5of5Colony5Morphology5for5the5Presumptive5Identification5of5Microorganisms
Chapter59.5 Biochemical5Identification5of5Gram-Negative5Bacteria
Chapter510.5Immunodiagnosis5of5Infectious5Diseases
Chapter511.5Applications5of5Molecular5Diagnostics
Chapter512.5Antibacterial5Mechanisms5of5Action5and5Bacterial5Resistance5Mechanisms
Chapter513.5Antimicrobial5Susceptibility5Testing
Part52:5Laboratory5Identification5of5Significant5Isolates
Chapter514.5Staphylococci
Chapter515.5Streptococcus,5Enterococcus,5and5Other5Catalase-Negative,5Gram-Positive5Cocci
Chapter516.5Aerobic5Gram-Positive5Bacilli
Chapter517.5Neisseria5Species5and5Moraxella5catarrhalis
Chapter518.5Haemophilus,5HACEK,5Legionella5and5Other5Fastidious5Gram-Negative5Bacilli
Chapter519.5Enterobacteriaceae
Chapter520.5Vibrio,5Aeromonas,5and5Campylobacter5Species
Chapter521.5Nonfermenting5and5Miscellaneous5Gram-Negative5Bacilli
Chapter522.5Anaerobes5of5Clinical5Importance
Chapter523.5The5Spirochetes
Chapter524.5Chlamydia,5Rickettsia,5and5Similar5Organisms
Chapter525.5Mycoplasma5and5Ureaplasma
Chapter526.5Mycobacterium5tuberculosis5and5Nontuberculous5Mycobacteria
Chapter527.5Medically5Significant5Fungi
Chapter528.5Diagnostic5Parasitology
Chapter529.5Clinical5Virology
Chapter530.5Agents5of5Bioterror5and5Forensic5Microbiology
Chapter531.5Biofilms:5Architects5of5Disease
Part53:5Laboratory5Diagnosis5of5Infectious5Diseases:5and5Organ5System5Approach5to5Diagnostic5Microbio
logy
Chapter532.5Upper5and5Lower5Respiratory5Tract5Infections
Chapter533.5Skin5and5Soft5Tissue5Infections
Chapter534.5Gastrointestinal5Infections5and5Food5Poisoning
Chapter535.5Infections5of5the5Central5Nervous5System
Chapter536.5Bacteremia5and5Sepsis
Chapter537.5Urinary5Tract5Infections
Chapter538.5Genital5Infections5and5Sexually5Transmitted5Infections
Chapter539.5Infections5in5Special5Populations
Chapter540.5Zoonotic5Diseases
Chapter541.5Ocular5Infections
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,Chapter501:5Bacterial5Cell5Structure,5Physiology,5Metabolism,5and5Geneti
cs5Mahon:5Textbook5of5Diagnostic5Microbiology,57th5Edition5Test5Bank
MULTIPLE5CHOICE
1. To5survive,5microbial5inhabitants5have5learned5to5adapt5by5varying5all5of5the5following,5except
a. growth5rate.
b. growth5in5all5atmospheric5conditions.
c. growth5at5particular5temperatures.
d. bacterial5shape.
ANSWER:5 D
The5chapter5begins5by5discussing5the5way5microbial5inhabitants5have5had5to5evolve5to5surv
ive5in5many5different5niches5and5habitats.5It5discusses5slow5growers,5rapid5growers,5and5re
plication5with5scarce5or5abundant5nutrients,5under5different5atmospheric5conditions,5temper
ature5requirements,5and5cell5structure.5Bacterial5shape5as5a5form5of5evolution5is5not5discuss
ed.
OBJ:5 Level52:5Interpretation
2. Who5was5considered5the5father5of5protozoology5and5bacteriology?
a. Anton5van5Leeuwenhoek
b. Louis5Pasteur
c. Carl5Landsteiner
d. Michael5Douglas
ANSWER:5 A
The5book5discusses5Anton5van5Leeuwenhoek5as5the5inventor5of5the5microscope5and5the5fir
st5person5to5see5the5“beasties.”5So5they5dubbed5him5the5father5of5protozoology5and5bacteri
ology.5The5other5three5individuals5were5not5discussed.
OBJ:5 Level51:5Recall
3. Prokaryotic5cells5have5which5of5the5following5structures5in5their5cytoplasm?
a. Golgi5apparatus
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic5reticulum
ANSWER:5 B
All5the5structures5listed5are5found5in5eukaryotic5cells,5but5ribosomes5are5the5only5ones5t
hat5apply5to5prokaryotic5cells.
OBJ:5 Level51:5Recall
4. This5form5of5DNA5is5commonly5found5in5eukaryotic5cells.
a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
.
.
, ANSWER:5 A
Circular5and5plasmid5DNA5are5usually5found5only5in5bacteria,5not5eukaryotic5cells.5Colloi
d5is5a5property5of5protein5molecules5and5is5not5associated5with5nucleotides.
OBJ:5 Level51:5Recall
5. The5nuclear5membrane5in5prokaryotes5is
a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a5classic5membrane.
d. a5lipid5bilayer5membrane.
ANSWER:5 A
Prokaryotic5cells5do5not5have5any5membrane-
bound5structures5in5the5cytoplasm5including5a5structured5nucleus.
OBJ:5 Level51:5Recall
6. A5microorganism5that5is5a5unicellular5organism5and5lacks5a5nuclear5membrane5and5t
rue5nucleus5belongs5to5which5classification?
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER:5 B
Fungi,5algae,5and5parasites5are5unicellular5eukaryotic5organisms5that5contain5a5true5nucle
us.5Bacteria5are5prokaryotic5and5do5not5contain5a5true5nucleus5or5nuclear5membrane.
OBJ:5 Level51:5Recall
7. In5the5laboratory,5the5clinical5microbiologist5is5responsible5for5all5the5following,5except
a. isolating5microorganisms.
b. selecting5treatment5for5patients.
c. identifying5microorganisms.
d. analyzing5bacteria5that5cause5disease.
ANSWER:5 B
Clinical5microbiologists5do5not5select5the5treatment5for5patients.5They5provide5the5doctor5w
ith5the5name5of5the5organism5and5the5antibiotics5that5can5kill5the5bacteria,5but5not5in5the5fi
nal5selection5of5treatment5protocols.
OBJ:5 Level52:5Recall
8. What5enables5the5microbiologist5to5select5the5correct5media5for5primary5culture5and5optim
ize5the5chance5of5isolating5a5pathogenic5organism?
a. Determining5staining5characteristics
b. Understanding5the5cell5structure5and5biochemical5pathways5of5an5organism
c. Understanding5the5growth5requirements5of5potential5pathogens5at5specific5body5site
d. Knowing5the5differences5in5cell5walls5of5particular5bacteria
ANSWER:5 C