Microbiology Part 1 Flashcards
Color of non lactose fermenter in EMB and MAC
A. pink
B. Blue
C. Violet
D. colorless
D.
Which of the following toxins requires cell death to be released?
a. Endotoxin
b. neurotoxin
c. enterotoxin
d. cytotoxin
A.
The aseptic collection of blood cultures requires that the skin be cleansed with:
A. 2% iodine and then 70% alcohol solution
B. 70% alcohol and then 2% iodine or an
iodophor
C. 70% alcohol and then 95% alcohol
D. 95% alcohol only
B
Class of BSC where the air is 100% exhausted
to the building
a. Class I
b. Class IlA
C. Class lIB
d. Class Ill
C.
Which of the following generally refers to
instances where there is a disproportionately larger number of infected
individuals in a fairly short amount of time?
a. Endemic
b. Epidemic
C. Pandemic
d. Outbreak
D.
Stain for capsule, except:
a. Neisser
b. Muir
C. Anthony’s
d. Hiss
A.
Correct arrangement in PCR Amplification
a. Annealing, Denaturation, Extension
b. Annealing, Denaturation, Exit
C. Denaturation, Annealing, Exit
D. Denaturation, Annealing, Extension
D.
Type of growth in slant, except:
a. Flocculent
b. Beaded
C. Rhizoid
d. Filiform
A.
All of the following are antibiotics that inhibit
protein synthesis, except;
a. Monobactams
b. Tetracycline
c.Aminoglycosides
d. Chloramphenicol
A. MTAC - antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis
Macrolides, Tetracycline, Aminoglycosides, Chloramphenicol
Which of the following is resistant to
aminoglycosides?
a. Aerobes synthesis
b. Facultative anaerobes
C. Anaerobes
d. Either Aerobes or Facultative Anaerobes
C.
Composition of McFarland Standard
a. Sulfuric Acid and Barium Chloride
b. Hydrochloric Acid and Barium Chloride
C. Hydrochloric Acid and Barium Sulfate
d. Sulfuric Acid and Barium Sulfate
A.
Which of the following bacteria refers to CONS
a. S. aureus and S. epidermidis
b. S. epidermidis and S. saprophyticus
C. S. epidermidis and S. intermedius
d. S. aureus and S. intermedius
B.
The beta-hemolysis produced by GAS seen
on the surface of a sheep blood agar plate is
primarily the result of
A. StreptolysinS
B. StreptolysinO
C. M protein
d. Streptokinase
A.
Which one of the following microorganisms is closely associated with dental caries?
a. C. albicans
b. S. mutans
C. S. pyogenes
d. S. epidermidis
B.
Lysostaphin is used to IV differentiate Staphylococcus from which other genus?
a. Streptococcus
b. Stomatococcus
C. Micrococcus.
d. Planococcus
C.
Which of the following species of Bacillus is
nonmotile?
a. B. cereus
b. B. subtilis
c. B. anthracis
d. B. thuringiensis
C.
Causative agent of erysipeloid production
a. S. pyogenes
b. E. rhusiopathiae
c. C. minutissimum
d. Lactobacillus
B.
CCFA is used for the recovery of
a. Yersinia enterocolitica
b. Yersinia pestis
c. Clostridium perfringens
d. Clostridium difficile
D.
Minimal branching aerial hyphae, except:
a. Nocardia
b. Rhodococcus
c. Gordonia
d. Tsukamurella
A.
Partially acid-fast organisms, except:
a. Tsukamurella
b. Gordonia
C. Rhodococcus
d. Streptomyces
D.
Biochemically, the Enterobacteriaceae are
gram-negative rods that are:
a. Ferment glucose, reduce nitrate to nitrite, and are oxidase negative
b. Ferment glucose, produce indophenol
oxidase, and form gas
c. Ferment lactose and reduce nitrite to
nitrogen gas
d. Ferment lactose and indophenol oxidase
A.
What is the pH indicator incorporated in
SSA?
a. Neutral Red
b. Phenol Red
c. Bromthymol blue
d. Bromcresol purple
A.
Which of the following refers to biochemical test used to separate
Staphylococci, Micrococci from Streptococci?
A. Coagulase
B. Catalase
C. Modified Oxidase
D. Bacitracin
B.
Which of the following must be incubated in a microaerophilic environment for optimal recovery of the organism?
a. E. coli
b. P. aeruginosa
c. C. jejuni
d. P. mirabilis
C.