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RECALLS - MEDTECH 2021 > Microbiology > Flashcards

Microbiology Flashcards

1
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Buffered Charcoal yeast Extract (BCYE) agar

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Legionella spp

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2
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Ashdown medium

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Burkholderia pseudomallei

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3
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Alkaline peptone broth

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Vibrio

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4
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Bordet Gengou (potato blood glycerol agar)

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Bordetella pertussis

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5
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Cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin (CIN)

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Yersinia

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6
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flat wrinkled purple colonies in ashdown medium

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burkholderia pseudomallei

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7
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Cetrimide agar

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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8
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Cystine blood glucose agar

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Francisella tularensis

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9
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Czapek’s agar

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Aspergillus

Nocardia asteroides

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10
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Loeffler’s serum medium

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C. diptheriae

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11
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SMAC (MaConkey Sorbitol) agar

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E. coli O157:H7

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12
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Mannitol Salt agar

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S. aureus

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13
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Mueller Hinton Agar is used in

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Susceptibility testing

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14
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Skirrow agar

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Campylobacter spp

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15
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Tindsdale agar

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C. diptheriae

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16
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Selenite broth

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Salmonella spp

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17
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Regan-Lowe agar

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Bordetella pertussis

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18
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Petragnani medium

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Mycobacteria

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19
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PEA

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Gram positive cocci & anaerobic gram negative bacilli

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20
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XLD

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Salmonella-Shigella vs other enteric

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21
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agar made of extracts of meat& soybeans

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nutrient agar

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22
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agar that inhibit growth of other bacteria

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Selective

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23
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agar with added factors like blood, vitamins and yeast extracts

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Enriched

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24
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obligate aerobes grow on ____ of broth

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top of broth

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25
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top of broth contains ___O2

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20-21%

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26
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Microaerophiles require ___ oxygen

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5%

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27
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blood agar is composed of

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nutrient agar + 5% sheep’s blood

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28
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clear medium for mycobacteria

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middlebrook 7H10/7H11

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29
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Suitable transport medium for bacteria & viruses

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Stuart’s medium

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30
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purpose of reducing agent in medium

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prevent oxidation

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31
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Tellurite function

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Inhibitor

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32
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salmonella-shigella agar inhibitors

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Bile salts, brilliant green

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33
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indicator in XLD agar

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phenol red

34
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inoculation used in isolation of desirable bacteria

35
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of quadrants on a culture medium streaked for stool culture

36
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0.5 McFarland standard solution

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1.175% BaCl2 + 1% H2SO4

37
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To isolate an organism from a liquid specimen

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Pour plate

38
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types of growth on agar slants

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filiform
echinulate
beaded
effuse
arborescent 
rhizoid
39
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most common method for AST determination

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Kirby Bauer method

40
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lowest concentration of antibiotic that inhibits microbial growth

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Minimum inhibitory concentration

41
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lowest concentration of antibiotic that kills 99.9% of bacteria

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Minimum bactericidal concentration

42
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zone diameter of inhibition is _____ proportional to MIC

43
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has series of antibiotic concentrations for determining antimicrobial susc. in a broth

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broth dilution

44
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incubator is set at what temp for most human pathogens

45
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Phase in which bacterial cells INCREASE IN SIZE not in number

46
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capnophilic organism require ___% CO2

47
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Most common failure concerning GASPAK

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Inactivated catalyst

48
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differentiation of GRAM STAINING occurs in

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DECOLORIZATION

49
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for better visualization of LEGIONELLA SPP., Safranin is replaced with ___

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0.1% fuschin

50
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stain retained by acid fast organisms

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Carbolfuchsin

51
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color of AFB

52
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color of non-AFB

53
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stain for Endospores

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Dorner
Wirtz
Conklin
Schaeffer-fulton***

54
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Acridine orange***

Feulgen

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stains for nucleic acid

55
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Leifson***
Gray
Fisher
Conn

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flagellar stain

56
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Polar bodies stain

57
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stain for Rickettsia

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Gimenez stain***

Macchiavello stain

58
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Spirochete stain

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Dieterle silver stain***

59
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Mycobacterium leprae stain

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Fite-faraco

60
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fite faraco counterstain

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hematoxylin

61
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capsular stains

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Hiss
Anthony
Welch
Gin

62
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Dyar stain

63
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negri bodies stain

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Seller’s stain

64
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Mycoplasma colony stain

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Diene’s stain

65
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ascaris egg stain

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malachite green

66
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filters exhausted air only

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BSC Class I

67
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BSC Class II

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filters exhausted air and recirculated air

68
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70% recirculated through HEPA

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BSC Class IIA

69
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biosafety level for Marburg and congo-crimean hemorrahigc fever

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Biosafety level 4

70
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biosafety level for HBV, HIV, Salmonella, Toxoplasma

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Biosafety level 2

71
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protection from droplet nuclei

72
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bacteria is attracted to _____ environment

73
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five most frequently acquired laboratory infections

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  1. Shigellosis
  2. Salmonellosis
  3. Tuberculosis
  4. Brucellosis
  5. Hepatitis
74
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fumigant used for cold sterilization of surgical instrumentation

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Ethylene oxide

75
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disinfection

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killing PATHOGENIC microorganism

76
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Sterilization

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killing of all microorganism

77
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Certified Milk contains _____ bacteria

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10,000 or less bacteria per mL

78
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boiling is

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non-sporicidal

79
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concentration of H2O2 for cleansing wounds

80
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throat swab for anaerobic culture is sent to the lab. what should the medtech on duty do?

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