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Test Bank For Textbook Of Diagnostic Microbiology
6th Edition By Connie R. Mahon
Chapters 1 - 41

, Mahon:ATextbookAofADiagnosticAMicrobiology,A6thAEditionATestABank

TableAofAcontents
PartA1:AIntroductionAtoAClinicalAMicrobiology
ChapterA1.ABacterialACellAStructure,APhysiology,AMetabolism,AandAGenetics
ChapterA2.AHost-ParasiteAInteraction
ChapterA3.ATheALaboratoryARoleAinAInfectionAControl
ChapterA4.AControlAofAMicroorganisms:ADisinfection,ASterilization,AandAMicrobiologyASafety
ChapterA5.APerformanceAImprovementAinAtheAMicrobiologyALaboratory
ChapterA6.ASpecimenACollectionAandAProcessing
ChapterA7.AMicroscopicAExaminationAofAMaterialsAfromAInfectedASites
ChapterA8.A UseAofAColonyAMorphologyAforAtheAPresumptiveAIdentificationAofAMicroorganisms
ChapterA9.A BiochemicalAIdentificationAofAGram-NegativeABacteria
ChapterA10.AImmunodiagnosisAofAInfectiousADiseases
ChapterA11.AApplicationsAofAMolecularADiagnostics
ChapterA12.AAntibacterialAMechanismsAofAActionAandABacterialAResistanceAMechanisms
ChapterA13.AAntimicrobialASusceptibilityATesting
PartA2:ALaboratoryAIdentificationAofASignificantAIsolates
ChapterA14.AStaphylococci
ChapterA15.AStreptococcus,AEnterococcus,AandAOtherACatalase-Negative,AGram-PositiveACocci
ChapterA16.AAerobicAGram-PositiveABacilli
ChapterA17.ANeisseriaASpeciesAandAMoraxellaAcatarrhalis
ChapterA18.AHaemophilus,AHACEK,ALegionellaAandAOtherAFastidiousAGram-NegativeABacilli
ChapterA19.AEnterobacteriaceae
ChapterA20.AVibrio,AAeromonas,AandACampylobacterASpecies
ChapterA21.ANonfermentingAandAMiscellaneousAGram-NegativeABacilli
ChapterA22.AAnaerobesAofAClinicalAImportance
ChapterA23.ATheASpirochetes
ChapterA24.AChlamydia,ARickettsia,AandASimilarAOrganisms
ChapterA25.AMycoplasmaAandAUreaplasma
ChapterA26.AMycobacteriumAtuberculosisAandANontuberculousAMycobacteria
ChapterA27.AMedicallyASignificantAFungi
ChapterA28.ADiagnosticAParasitology
ChapterA29.AClinicalAVirology
ChapterA30.AAgentsAofABioterrorAandAForensicAMicrobiology
ChapterA31.ABiofilms:AArchitectsAofADisease
PartA3:ALaboratoryADiagnosisAofAInfectiousADiseases:AandAOrganASystemAApproachAtoADiagnosticAMicro
biology
ChapterA32.AUpperAandALowerARespiratoryATractAInfections
ChapterA33.ASkinAandASoftATissueAInfections
ChapterA34.AGastrointestinalAInfectionsAandAFoodAPoisoning
ChapterA35.AInfectionsAofAtheACentralANervousASystem
ChapterA36.ABacteremiaAandASepsis
ChapterA37.AUrinaryATractAInfections
ChapterA38.AGenitalAInfectionsAandASexuallyATransmittedAInfections
ChapterA39.AInfectionsAinASpecialAPopulations
ChapterA40.AZoonoticADiseases
ChapterA41.AOcularAInfections
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,ChapterA01:ABacterialACellAStructure,APhysiology,AMetabolism,AandAGene
ticsAMahon:ATextbookAofADiagnosticAMicrobiology,A6thAEditionATestABan
k

MULTIPLEACHOICE

1. ToAsurvive,AmicrobialAinhabitantsAhaveAlearnedAtoAadaptAbyAvaryingAallAofAtheAfollowing,Aexcept
a. growthArate.
b. growthAinAallAatmosphericAconditions.
c. growthAatAparticularAtemperatures.
d. bacterialAshape.
ANSWER:A D
TheAchapterAbeginsAbyAdiscussingAtheAwayAmicrobialAinhabitantsAhaveAhadAtoAevolveAtoAs
urviveAinAmanyAdifferentAnichesAandAhabitats.AItAdiscussesAslowAgrowers,ArapidAgrowers,Aa
ndAreplicationAwithAscarceAorAabundantAnutrients,AunderAdifferentAatmosphericAconditions,
AtemperatureArequirements,AandAcellAstructure.ABacterialAshapeAasAaAformAofAevolutionAisA
notAdiscussed.

OBJ:A LevelA2:AInterpretation

2. WhoAwasAconsideredAtheAfatherAofAprotozoologyAandAbacteriology?
a. AntonAvanALeeuwenhoek
b. LouisAPasteur
c. CarlALandsteiner
d. MichaelADouglas

ANSWER:A A
TheAbookAdiscussesAAntonAvanALeeuwenhoekAasAtheAinventorAofAtheAmicroscopeAandAthe
AfirstApersonAtoAseeAtheA“beasties.”ASoAtheyAdubbedAhimAtheAfatherAofAprotozoologyAandAb
acteriology.ATheAotherAthreeAindividualsAwereAnotAdiscussed.

OBJ:A LevelA1:ARecall

3. ProkaryoticAcellsAhaveAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAstructuresAinAtheirAcytoplasm?
a. GolgiAapparatus
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. EndoplasmicAreticulum

ANSWER:A B
AllAtheAstructuresAlistedAareAfoundAinAeukaryoticAcells,AbutAribosomesAareAtheAonlyAon
esAthatAapplyAtoAprokaryoticAcells.

OBJ:A LevelA1:ARecall

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




TestBanks/ASolutionAManualsAandAExa

, ANSWER:A A
CircularAandAplasmidADNAAareAusuallyAfoundAonlyAinAbacteria,AnotAeukaryoticAcells.AColl
oidAisAaApropertyAofAproteinAmoleculesAandAisAnotAassociatedAwithAnucleotides.

OBJ:A LevelA1:ARecall

5. TheAnuclearAmembraneAinAprokaryotesAis
a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. aAclassicAmembrane.
d. aAlipidAbilayerAmembrane.
ANSWER:A A
ProkaryoticAcellsAdoAnotAhaveAanyAmembrane-
boundAstructuresAinAtheAcytoplasmAincludingAaAstructuredAnucleus.

OBJ:A LevelA1:ARecall

6. AAmicroorganismAthatAisAaAunicellularAorganismAandAlacksAaAnuclearAmembraneAan
dAtrueAnucleusAbelongsAtoAwhichAclassification?
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER:A B
Fungi,Aalgae,AandAparasitesAareAunicellularAeukaryoticAorganismsAthatAcontainAaAtrueAnu
cleus.ABacteriaAareAprokaryoticAandAdoAnotAcontainAaAtrueAnucleusAorAnuclearAmembran
e.
OBJ:A LevelA1:ARecall

7. InAtheAlaboratory,AtheAclinicalAmicrobiologistAisAresponsibleAforAallAtheAfollowing,Aexcept
a. isolatingAmicroorganisms.
b. selectingAtreatmentAforApatients.
c. identifyingAmicroorganisms.
d. analyzingAbacteriaAthatAcauseAdisease.

ANSWER:A B
ClinicalAmicrobiologistsAdoAnotAselectAtheAtreatmentAforApatients.ATheyAprovideAtheAdoctor
AwithAtheAnameAofAtheAorganismAandAtheAantibioticsAthatAcanAkillAtheAbacteria,AbutAnotAin
AtheAfinalAselectionAofAtreatmentAprotocols.


OBJ:A LevelA2:ARecall

8. WhatAenablesAtheAmicrobiologistAtoAselectAtheAcorrectAmediaAforAprimaryAcultureAandAopt
imizeAtheAchanceAofAisolatingAaApathogenicAorganism?
a. DeterminingAstainingAcharacteristics
b. UnderstandingAtheAcellAstructureAandAbiochemicalApathwaysAofAanAorganism
c. UnderstandingAtheAgrowthArequirementsAofApotentialApathogensAatAspecificAbodyAsite
d. KnowingAtheAdifferencesAinAcellAwallsAofAparticularAbacteria

ANSWER:A C

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