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Microbiology Flashcards

1
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English surgeon who established 1st principles of aseptic technique is:

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Lister

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2
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Passage of fluid through a cell membrane

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Osmosis

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3
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Oxygen-dependent bacteria are said to be:

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Aerobic

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4
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The destruction of bacteria by white cells during the inflammatory process is called

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Phagocytosis

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5
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Bacteriostatic means:

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Inhibit growth of microorganism

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6
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Staphylococcus aureus would most likely be transmitted by:

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Nose & mouth

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7
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Microbial death occurs when an organism is:

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No longer capable of reproduction

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8
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What immune protection is available to the fetus?

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Natural passive

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9
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The clinical syndrome characterized by microbial invasion of the bloodstream is:

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Septicemia

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10
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The body’s 1st line of defense against the invasion of pathogens is:

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Skin & mucous membrane linings

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11
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Rod-like shaped bacteria are identified microscopically as:

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Bacilli

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12
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Herpes simplex is commonly called:

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Cold sore

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13
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All of the following descriptors refer to the inflammatory process:

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Heat
Pain
Edema

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14
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Clostridium tetani causes:

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Lockjaw

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15
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A laboratory procedure useful in classifying bacteria using a staining procedure is:

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Gram stain

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16
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A fulminating infection arising from necrotic tissue & spreading rapidly is:

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Gas gangrene

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17
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A severe allergic reaction possibly resulting in death is called:

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Anaphylactic shock

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18
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What organism is responsible for a boil?

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S. aureus

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19
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The organism most frequently found in burns is:

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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20
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Which type of wound would favor the development of a gas gangrene?

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Ischemic & Necrotic

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21
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Gas gangrene is caused by:

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C. perfringens

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22
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The bacteria that are highly resistant to sterilization & disinfection are:

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Spores

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23
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The bacteria found in the intestinal tract are:

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E. Coli

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24
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The space caused by separation of wound edges is called:

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Dead space

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25
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Which body fluid is least likely to transmit HIV?

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Saliva

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26
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Which bacteria are the common cause for postoperative wound infections?

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S. aureus

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27
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Hospital-acquired infections are known as:

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Nosocomial

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28
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Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is a strain of S. aureus that is resistant to most antibiotics. What is the only drug of choice to treat MRSA at this time?

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Vancomycin

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29
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E. Coli is part of the normal flora of the ______ of humans.

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Intestinal tract

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30
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The type of immunity that is acquired by a vaccination is:

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Artificial Active Acquired Immunity

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31
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What gram stain turns red at the end of the staining procedure?

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Gram negative

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32
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What living cells are more complex, have nuclei, & include Protozoa, fungi, & green, red, & brown algae?

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Eukaryotic

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33
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Universal precautions is a previously used term. The term used now is:

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Standard precautions

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34
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Asepsis means:

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Absence of microbes

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35
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Microbes that reside on the skin & are easily removed:

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Transient

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36
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All factors increase the surgical patient’s risk for infection:

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Location of surgery
Health of patient
Length of procedure

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37
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What is responsible for bacterial motility?

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Flagella

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38
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Rickettsiae are transmitted by:

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arthropod bites

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39
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When there is a relationship between 2 organisms that occupy the same space but 1 organism benefits & the other does not but is unharmed, it is termed:

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Commensalism

40
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The basic structural & functional living unit of the body is known as:

41
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The biological indicator for ETO is:

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Bacillus subtilis & Bacillus atrophhaeus

42
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Inflammation in which gland may be used to diagnose the disease mumps?

43
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What is the term for the division of a reproductive cell into 2 cells w/ chromosome cells?

44
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An inanimate object that contains microorganisms is termed:

45
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Which of the following caused the disease mad cow?

46
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When there is a continued presence of an infection, it is termed:

47
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The definition of a pandemic is:

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Disease that has spread throughout the world

48
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Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy:

49
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Which organism is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract?

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Escherichia coli
(E. coli)

50
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Which laboratory test determines bacterial identification?

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Gram stain

51
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Which microbes live without oxygen?

52
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Which organelle is responsible for the production of energy?

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Mitochondria

53
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Which organism causes gangrene?

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Clostridium perfeingens

54
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Which bacteria could be found in a penetrating wound caused by a rusty nail?

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Clostridium tetani

55
Q

What is the term for thread-like appendages that provide bacteria w/motion?

56
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The most reliable method for determining the efficiency of moist heat sterilizers is the controlled use of biological indicators containing the organism:

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Bacillus stearothermophilus

57
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The pathogen that most often causes postoperative surgical site infections is:

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Staphylococcus aureus

58
Q

Pain, heat, redness & swelling indicate which of the following conditions?

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Inflammation

59
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Testosterone is secreted by:

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Leydig cells

60
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Which of the following microorganisms is used within the biological indicator for ethylene oxide sterilization?

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Bacillus atrophaeus

61
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Spores are a:

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Form assumed by bacilli

62
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Most abundant ion in the body:

63
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Confining & containing instruments w/bioburden prevents which of the following?

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Cross-contamination

64
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Substance that inhibits the growth & reproduction of microbes on living tissue is:

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Antiseptic

65
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The most abundant extracellular ion necessary for the transmission of impulses is:

66
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Which heat-resistant, spore forming Bacillus does the steam sterilization biological indicator contain?

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G. stearothermophilus

67
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What is the term for the division of a reproductive cell into two cells w/chromosome cells?

68
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Isopropyl alcohol is a bactericidal, which means it:

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Kills bacteria

69
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What term describes an individual who harbors a pathogen but displays no signs or symptoms of?

70
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Ethylene oxide sterilization destroys microbes by the process of:

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Alkylation

71
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What is the smallest microorganism that requires a host cell for replication?

72
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What does the term symbiosis mean?

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Relationship between unlike species of organisms

73
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Microorganisms are MOST likely to be associated with wound infections?

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Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus, & Clostridium perfringens

74
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Liquid agents used to reduce microorganisms on the patient’s skin are:

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Antiseptics

75
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An inanimate object upon which pathogens may be conveyed is referred to as a:

76
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Diatrizoate megulmine (Hypaque or Renografin) or lothalamute meglumine (Conray) are examples of:

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Contrast media

77
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Which of the following is an action of antimicrobials?

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Inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis

78
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Which of the following describes spherically shaped bacteria?

79
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E. coli is normally present inside which anatomical structures?

80
Q

Tetanus & botulism are caused by organisms of the genus:

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Clostridium

81
Q

Following administration, most drugs are converted to less active or inactive substance called:

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Metabolites

82
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A relationship between two kinds of organisms that live together for mutual benefit:

83
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In which of the following does destruction of spores occur?

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Sterilization

84
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Process by which leukocytes engulf and destroy bacteria is called:

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Phagocytosis

85
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A thick walled, highly resistant body formed within a bacterial cell is:

86
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A microscopic blood exam that estimates the percentages of each type of white cell within a sample is called:

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Differential blood count

87
Q

Finger-like projections on the end of the fallopian tubes are:

88
Q

Agar is:

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Agent used to solidify growth media in the microbiology laboratory

89
Q

Gram stain differentiates between:

90
Q

The presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the blood or tissue is called:

91
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Microorganisms that grow best with a low level of oxygen supply are:

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Microaerophiles

92
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Staphylococcus is the arrangement of:

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Cocci in cluster

93
Q

Staphylococcus is the arrangement of:

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Cocci in cluster

94
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Viruses reproduce by:

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Host cell metabolism

95
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Microorganisms that have the ability to adapt to an aerobic or anaerobic environment are:

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Facultative

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