UAMS Micro Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
30; 10 & weekly - CORRECT ANSWER - To isolate Brucella, blood cultures & bone
marrows are hold for ___ days when nonautomated BC systems are utilized; ____ days for
automated BC systems. The specimens are subcultured ________ to BAP & CHOC and held for
1 week.
48 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - How long should anaerobe jars/bags be held before
reading the plates?
Acinetobacter & Stenotrophomonas - CORRECT ANSWER - Name two nonfermentors
that are oxidase negative.
Actinomyces israelii - CORRECT ANSWER - Although Actinobacillus
actinomycetemcomitans is an aerobic organism, it is often found in association with an anerobic
organism. What is that MO?
Actinomyces - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the name of the anaerobic, branching
GPB?
Actinomyces - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism produces molar tooth colonies?
Actinomyces - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism produces sulfur granules?
Aeromonas & Plesiomonas - CORRECT ANSWER - Which two organisms appear as
enterics on EMB & MAC, are oxidase positive, and ferment glucose? (some species can also
ferment lactose)
Aeromonas, Legionella (airborne/respiratory), Vibrio, & P. aeruginosa - CORRECT
ANSWER - Which organisms are associated with water?
,B. henselae, Pasteurella, & Capnocytophaga canimorsus/cynodegmi - CORRECT
ANSWER - Which organisms are associated with dogs &/or cats?
Bacteroides fragilis - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the identification of the following
organism:
GNB, anaerobe
K, V, C & Bile =
RBBE = black
Bordetella pertussis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes whooping cough?
Bartonella henselae - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes cat scratch fever,
bacteremia, bacillary angiomatosis?
Bartonella quintana - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes trench fever,
bacteremia, bacillary angiomatosis?
Bordetella & Chlamydia - CORRECT ANSWER - Name two aerobic organisms that
require special transport media.
Bordetella - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism produces mercury drop colonies?
Borrelia burgdorferi - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes Lyme disease?
Borrelia recurrentis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism is associated with lice?
Borrelia recurrentis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes relapsing fever?
, Brucella & Francisella - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organisms are considered
laboratory hazards?
Brucella & Francisella - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organisms are identified
presumptively and then referred to the Arkansas Health Department?
Brucella - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes undulant fever?
Bulkholderia cepacia & mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa - CORRECT ANSWER - Name
two organisms associated with cystic fibrosis patients.
Burkholderia cepacia - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes cepacia
syndrome?
C. difficile toxin present - CORRECT ANSWER - Interpret the following cytotoxicity test
results:
Stool + antitoxin + tissue cells = No CPE
Stool + tissue cells = CPE
Campylobacter & Helicobacter - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organisms need a
microaerobic atmosphere for growth?
Campylobacter fetus subsp fetus - CORRECT ANSWER - Name the organism associated
with bacteremia in immunocompromised patients.
Campylobacter, Brucella, Franciscella, & Coxiella - CORRECT ANSWER - Which
organisms are associated with a variety of animals other that cats & dogs?
Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, & Kingella species - CORRECT
ANSWER - HACEK mnemonic stands for the following organisms: Haemophilus
Questions and CORRECT Answers
30; 10 & weekly - CORRECT ANSWER - To isolate Brucella, blood cultures & bone
marrows are hold for ___ days when nonautomated BC systems are utilized; ____ days for
automated BC systems. The specimens are subcultured ________ to BAP & CHOC and held for
1 week.
48 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - How long should anaerobe jars/bags be held before
reading the plates?
Acinetobacter & Stenotrophomonas - CORRECT ANSWER - Name two nonfermentors
that are oxidase negative.
Actinomyces israelii - CORRECT ANSWER - Although Actinobacillus
actinomycetemcomitans is an aerobic organism, it is often found in association with an anerobic
organism. What is that MO?
Actinomyces - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the name of the anaerobic, branching
GPB?
Actinomyces - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism produces molar tooth colonies?
Actinomyces - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism produces sulfur granules?
Aeromonas & Plesiomonas - CORRECT ANSWER - Which two organisms appear as
enterics on EMB & MAC, are oxidase positive, and ferment glucose? (some species can also
ferment lactose)
Aeromonas, Legionella (airborne/respiratory), Vibrio, & P. aeruginosa - CORRECT
ANSWER - Which organisms are associated with water?
,B. henselae, Pasteurella, & Capnocytophaga canimorsus/cynodegmi - CORRECT
ANSWER - Which organisms are associated with dogs &/or cats?
Bacteroides fragilis - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the identification of the following
organism:
GNB, anaerobe
K, V, C & Bile =
RBBE = black
Bordetella pertussis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes whooping cough?
Bartonella henselae - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes cat scratch fever,
bacteremia, bacillary angiomatosis?
Bartonella quintana - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes trench fever,
bacteremia, bacillary angiomatosis?
Bordetella & Chlamydia - CORRECT ANSWER - Name two aerobic organisms that
require special transport media.
Bordetella - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism produces mercury drop colonies?
Borrelia burgdorferi - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes Lyme disease?
Borrelia recurrentis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism is associated with lice?
Borrelia recurrentis - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes relapsing fever?
, Brucella & Francisella - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organisms are considered
laboratory hazards?
Brucella & Francisella - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organisms are identified
presumptively and then referred to the Arkansas Health Department?
Brucella - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes undulant fever?
Bulkholderia cepacia & mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa - CORRECT ANSWER - Name
two organisms associated with cystic fibrosis patients.
Burkholderia cepacia - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organism causes cepacia
syndrome?
C. difficile toxin present - CORRECT ANSWER - Interpret the following cytotoxicity test
results:
Stool + antitoxin + tissue cells = No CPE
Stool + tissue cells = CPE
Campylobacter & Helicobacter - CORRECT ANSWER - Which organisms need a
microaerobic atmosphere for growth?
Campylobacter fetus subsp fetus - CORRECT ANSWER - Name the organism associated
with bacteremia in immunocompromised patients.
Campylobacter, Brucella, Franciscella, & Coxiella - CORRECT ANSWER - Which
organisms are associated with a variety of animals other that cats & dogs?
Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, & Kingella species - CORRECT
ANSWER - HACEK mnemonic stands for the following organisms: Haemophilus
