MicroPara Flashcards
Forms spores, except:
a. B. anthracis
b. B. cereus
c. B. subtilis
d. B. fragilis
d. B. fragilis
Which of the following refers to a positive H2S production result?
a. Formation of red color
b. Formation of yellow precipitate
c. Formation of black precipitate
d. Formation of blue color
c. Formation of black precipitate
Purpose of mordant in gram staining:
a. Dye fixative
b. Reinforcing stain
c. Secondary stain
d. Decolorizer
a. Dye fixative
To read hemolytic reaction on a blood agar plate accurately, the technologist must hold the plate up to the light and observe light using:
a. Natural light
b. Transmitted light
c. Full spectrum light
d. None of these
b. Transmitted light
Not included in IMViC:
a. Indole
b. Methyl red
c. Virulence
d. Citrate
c. Virulence
A sputum culture from an alcoholic seen in the ER grows gray, mucoid, stringy colonies on sheep blood agar. The isolate grows readily on MacConkey agar and forms mucoid, dark pink colonies. The colonies yield the following test results:
ONPG = Positive
Indole= Negative
Glucose = Positive
Oxidase = Negative
Citrate = Positive
VP = Positive
The organism is most likely:
a. Edwardsiella tarda
b. Klebsiella pneumoniae
c. Escherichia coli
d. Proteus vulgaris
b. Klebsiella pneumoniae
Typically, petri dishes are ______, to prevent condensation droplets (moisture buildup) from falling onto the surface of the agar.
a. Passed over a flame
b. Inverted
c. Incubated
d. None of the above
b. Inverted
In the central dogma of molecular biology, genetic information flows only in one direction, from DNA to RNA, RNA to:
a. Lipids
b. Carbohydrates
c. DNA
d. Protein
d. Protein
transcription ➡ translation
(reverse transcription = RETROVIRIDAE)
DNA ➡ DNA = replication
McFarland standards are prepared by mixing:
a. 1% sulfuric acid and 1.175% barium chloride
b. 2% sulfuric acid and 2% barium chloride
c. 1% sulfuric acid and 2.175% barium chloride
d. None of the above
a. 1% sulfuric acid and 1.175% barium chloride
Produce: 0.5 McFarland turbidity
The agar depth for disk diffusion testing must be held constant at:
a. 2 mm
b. 3 mm
c. 4 mm
d. 5 mm
c. 4 mm
range: 3-5 mm
too thick agar = too small ZOI ➡ False resistant
too thin agr = too large ZOI ➡ False susceptible
Profuse watery diarrhea (“rice water stools”), leading to dramatic fluid loss, severe dehydration, and hypotension that frequently leads to death, is the hallmark of which toxin activity?
a. Cholera toxin
b. Enteric endotoxin
c. Shiga toxin
d. Toxin A
a. Cholera toxin
The best specimen for the isolation of Bordetella pertussis is which of the following?
a. Throat swabs
b. Sputum
c. Nasopharyngeal aspirates
d. Anterior nose swab
c. Nasopharyngeal aspirates
A nonfermenting gram-negative bacillus is isolated from a wound. The nitrate and oxidase are strongly positive. The growth on sheep blood agar has a grape-like odor. The organism is:
a. Burkholderia cepacia
b. Moraxella lacunata
c. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
d. Haemophilus influenzae
c. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Grape-like odor = PAE
Burnt chocolate = Proteus
Mushroom = Pasteurella multocida
Rose = Psychobacter immobilis
This gametocyte with banana-shaped or crescent appearance belongs to:
a. P. vivax
b. P. ovale
c. P. malariae
d. P. falciparum
d. P. falciparum
What is the mode of transmission for P. westermani?
a. Ingestion of raw or undercooked crabs
b. Ingestion of freshwater snail
c. Ingestion snail
d. Ingestion of water chestnut
a. Ingestion of raw or undercooked crabs
In which of the following sets of nematodes can each organism cause a pneumonia-like syndrome in a person exposed to heavy infection with any of the three parasites?
a. Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, or Onchocerca volvulus
b. Enterobius vermicularis, Dracunculus medinensis, or Trichuris trichiura
c. Strongyloides stercoralis, Wuchereria bancrofti, or Angiostrongylus costaricensis
d. Necator americanus, Ascaris lumbricoides, or Strongyloides stercoralis
d. Necator americanus, Ascaris lumbricoides, or Strongyloides stercoralis
Pneumonia-like syndrome = heart-lung migration
A - Ascaris lumbricoides
S - Strongyloides stercoralis
H - Hookworm
When using preservatives, what is the appropriate ratio of fixative to stool?
a. One part fixative to one part stool
b. Two parts fixative to one part stool
c. Three parts fixative to one part stool
d. Four parts fixative to one part stool
c. Three parts fixative to one part stool
Fixative:Stool
3:1
How many stool samples should be collected when following the typical ova and parasite (O & P) collection protocol?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
c. 3
Which parasite has been closely associated with cholangiocarcinoma?
a. P. westermani
b. Fasciolopsis buski
c. H. heterophyes
d. C. sinensis
d. C. sinensis
or/and Opistorchis viverini
Parasite associated with TB Misdiagnosis:
a. P. westermani
b. Fasciolopsis buski
c. H. heterophyes
d. C. sinensis
a. P. westermani
The adult female is characterized by having a barber’s pole appearance due to the looping of the whitish uterus around the reddish digestive tract:
a. D. medinensis
b. S. stercoralis
c. A. cantonensis
d. N. americanus
c. A. cantonensis
Angiostrongylous cantonensis
➡ rat lungworm
➡ barber’s pole appearance
➡ human eosinophilic meningitis
The only amoeba that ingests WHITE BLOOD CELLS:
a. E. coli
b. E. histolytica
c. E. nana
d. E. gingivalis
d. E. gingivalis
Amoeba that ingests BACTERIA:
a. E. coli
b. E. histolytica
c. E. nana
d. E. gingivalis
a. E. coli
Amoeba that ingests RBC:
a. E. coli
b. E. histolytica
c. E. nana
d. E. gingivalis
b. E. histolytica
Immunoassays can be used in detecting which parasite?
a. Malaria
b. Trichuris
c. Ascaris
d. None of the above
a. Malaria
Malaquick = Histidine-rick
protein 2 (HRP-2) = P. falciparum
Plasmodium sp which has an affinity for mature or older red blood cells:
a. P. vivax
b. P. malariae
c. P. ovale
d. P. falciparum
b. P. malariae
M = matanda
Asexual life cycle of malaria parasite occur in:
a. Man
b. Anopheles mosquito
c. Flies
d. Ticks
a. Man
Asexual intermediate host = Man
Sexual definitive host = Anopheles mosquito
Germ tube formation is seen with which two yeasts?
a. C. albicans, C. neoformans
b. C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis
c. C. albicans, C. parapsilosis
d. C. albicans, C. dubliniensis
d. C. albicans, C. dubliniensis
For which clinical specimens is the KOH direct mount technique for examination of fungal elements used?
a. Skin
b. CSF
c. Blood
d. Bone marrow
a. Skin
Since, KOH dissolves KERATIN
A MATURE VIRUS PARTICLE containing a nucleic acid core surrounded by a protein coat, with or without an envelope is called:
a. Nucleocapsid
b. Genome
c. Virion
d. Capsomer
c. Virion
OWL’S EYE” cytological inclusions are characteristic of infection caused by:
a. HIV
b. CMV
c. HSV
d. VZV
b. CMV
Filovirus that has a characteristic “SHEPHERD’S HOOK” morphology when electron microscopy:
a. Ebola Zaire virus
b. Ebola Reston virus
c. Ebola Sudan virus
d. Marburg virus
d. Marburg virus
Shepherd’s hook:
M ➡ Marburg virus
C ➡ Chilomastix mesnilii
M ➡ Mansonella streptocerca
Nonstructural protein 1 (NS 1) ELISA:
a. Filarial worm infection
b. Malaria
c. Dengue fever
d. Yellow fever
c. Dengue fever
Which of the following is not a BSL-1 organism?
a. Serratia marcescens
b. Staphylococcus aureus
c. Bacillus subtilis
d. Staphylococcus epidermidis
b. Staphylococcus aureus
BSL II
Empty can of Lysol is disposed in a:
a. Red container
b. Orange container
c. Green container
d. Black container
a. Red container
Which of the following is the most effective control measure:
a. Elimination
b. Substitution
c. Engineering controls
d. PPE
a. Elimination
Elimination > Substitution > Engineering controls > Administrative control > PPE
The best way to break the chain of infection:
a. Hand sanitizing
b. PPE
b. Aerosol prevention
d. Decontamination
a. Hand sanitizing
To operate the fire extinguisher which acronym can be used to remember the steps?
a. PASS
b. RACE
c. HAZE
d. AMEN
a. PASS
The recommended disinfectant for blood and body fluid contamination is:
a. Sodium hydroxide
b. Antimicrobial soap
c. Hydrogen peroxide
d. Sodium hypochlorite
d. Sodium hypochlorite
10% Bleach
Dilution ➡ 1:10
Ratio of W:B ➡ 9:1
___________ is a more diffuse polysaccharide layer that surrounds a bacterium; cell and serves either to inhibit phagocytosis or in some cases aid in adherence to synthetic implants
A. Capsule
B. Spore
C. Glycocalyx
D. Cell wall
E. None
C. Glycocalyx
Schaeffer & Fulton maybe used in the demonstration of which of the following bacterial cell culture?
A. Capsule
B. Metachromatic granules
C. Flagella
D. Spores
E. None.
D. Spores
Spore formation can be noted in which of the following genera?
- Corynebacterium 2. Bacillus 3. Listeria 4. Clostridium
A. 1&3
B. 2&4
C. 1, 2, & 3
D. None of these
B. 2&4
Mechanism of bacterial gene transfer that may involve use of plasmid. It is the optic and incorporation of naked DNA into a bacterial cell
A. Transformation
B. Conjugation
C. Transduction
D. None of these.
A. Transformation
Fimbriae or Pili found on bacterial outer surface are utilized for:
A. Sexual reproduction
B. Bacterial motility
C. Attachment to surface
D. Antimicrobial resistance
C. Attachment to surface
Which of the following is considered as the most resistant to actions of heat chemicals and radiation?
A. Lipid virus
B. Prions
C. Mycobacterium
D. Bacterial spores
E. All of these
B. Prions
Add this infection method carried out at 75 degC (161 degF) for 15 seconds is:
A. Boiling
B. Autoclaving
C. Pasteurization
D. Tyndallization
E. None
C. Pasteurization
Lowenstein Jensen which is an egg based media is best sterilized using which method
A. Inspissation
B. Tyndallization
C. Pasteurization
D. Boiling
A. Inspissation
Examples of BSL–1 organisms
- Bacillus subtilis 2. HBV 3. Enterobacter aerogenes 4. Salmonella spp.
A. 1 & 3
B. 2 & 4
C. 1, 2, & 3
D. 1, 2, 3, & 4
E. None
A. 1 & 3
The use of candle jar would be most useful for which of the following genera?
- Actinomyces 2. Fusobacterium 3. Porphyromonas 4. Prevotella
A. 1 & 3
B. 2 & 4
C. 1, 2, & 3
D. 1, 2, 3, & 4
E. None
E. None
These are anaerobic organisms
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