Bacteriology Comprehensive Final
Questions with 100% correct answers
Which mycobacterium has cauliflower colonies; serpentine cording and niacin and nitrate reduction
positive - correct answer ✔✔M. tuberculosis
Which mycobacterium is TCH/T2H negative or susceptible - correct answer ✔✔M. bovis
Which mycobacterium has optimal growth at 30 degrees celsius; causes skin infections;
water/aquariums; swimming pool granulomas - correct answer ✔✔M. marinum
Which mycobacterium are considered in the TB group - correct answer ✔✔M.tuberculosis; M. bovis
Which mycobacterium are photochromogenic or pigment in light only - correct answer ✔✔M. Marinum;
M. kansasii
Which mycobacterium are scotochromogenic or pigments in dark/light environments - correct answer
✔✔M. scrotalaceum; M. szulgai; M. gordonae
Which mycobacterium is considered a tap water contaminant - correct answer ✔✔M. gordonae
Which mycobacterium are considered nonphotochromogenic or no pigments - correct answer ✔✔MAC
complex; M.ulcerans; M. xanopi
Which mycobacterium are considered rapid growers - correct answer ✔✔M. fortuitum; M. chelonei
Which rapid growers (mycobacterium) is iron uptake + - correct answer ✔✔M. chelonei
, Which nonphotochromogic organism has optimal growth at 30 degrees and causes skin infections -
correct answer ✔✔M. ulcerans
Dermatophyte that effects hair, nails, and skin - correct answer ✔✔Microsporum
Most common pathogen of a furuncle (boil) - correct answer ✔✔Staphylococcus aureus
Erysipelas pathogen - correct answer ✔✔Streptococcus pyogenes
Erysipeloid pathogen - correct answer ✔✔Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
causes Erythrasma - correct answer ✔✔Corynebacterium minutissimum
Two organisms that cause impetigo - correct answer ✔✔Streptococcus pyogenes; Staphylococcus aureus
Causes anthrax - correct answer ✔✔Bacillus anthracis
Causes clenched fist wound/human bite - correct answer ✔✔Eikenella corrodens
Causes Chromoblastomycosis - correct answer ✔✔Fonsecaea pedrosi
Causes gas gangrene - correct answer ✔✔Clostridium perfringens
Organism usually found in wound (freshwater bacteria) - correct answer ✔✔Aeromonas
Cat scratch disease organism - correct answer ✔✔Bartonella
Zoonoes(tick vector); causes skin rash - correct answer ✔✔Rickettsia
Questions with 100% correct answers
Which mycobacterium has cauliflower colonies; serpentine cording and niacin and nitrate reduction
positive - correct answer ✔✔M. tuberculosis
Which mycobacterium is TCH/T2H negative or susceptible - correct answer ✔✔M. bovis
Which mycobacterium has optimal growth at 30 degrees celsius; causes skin infections;
water/aquariums; swimming pool granulomas - correct answer ✔✔M. marinum
Which mycobacterium are considered in the TB group - correct answer ✔✔M.tuberculosis; M. bovis
Which mycobacterium are photochromogenic or pigment in light only - correct answer ✔✔M. Marinum;
M. kansasii
Which mycobacterium are scotochromogenic or pigments in dark/light environments - correct answer
✔✔M. scrotalaceum; M. szulgai; M. gordonae
Which mycobacterium is considered a tap water contaminant - correct answer ✔✔M. gordonae
Which mycobacterium are considered nonphotochromogenic or no pigments - correct answer ✔✔MAC
complex; M.ulcerans; M. xanopi
Which mycobacterium are considered rapid growers - correct answer ✔✔M. fortuitum; M. chelonei
Which rapid growers (mycobacterium) is iron uptake + - correct answer ✔✔M. chelonei
, Which nonphotochromogic organism has optimal growth at 30 degrees and causes skin infections -
correct answer ✔✔M. ulcerans
Dermatophyte that effects hair, nails, and skin - correct answer ✔✔Microsporum
Most common pathogen of a furuncle (boil) - correct answer ✔✔Staphylococcus aureus
Erysipelas pathogen - correct answer ✔✔Streptococcus pyogenes
Erysipeloid pathogen - correct answer ✔✔Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
causes Erythrasma - correct answer ✔✔Corynebacterium minutissimum
Two organisms that cause impetigo - correct answer ✔✔Streptococcus pyogenes; Staphylococcus aureus
Causes anthrax - correct answer ✔✔Bacillus anthracis
Causes clenched fist wound/human bite - correct answer ✔✔Eikenella corrodens
Causes Chromoblastomycosis - correct answer ✔✔Fonsecaea pedrosi
Causes gas gangrene - correct answer ✔✔Clostridium perfringens
Organism usually found in wound (freshwater bacteria) - correct answer ✔✔Aeromonas
Cat scratch disease organism - correct answer ✔✔Bartonella
Zoonoes(tick vector); causes skin rash - correct answer ✔✔Rickettsia
