, Mahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Edition Test Bank
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Table of contents
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Part 1: Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
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Chapter 1. Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics
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Chapter 2. Host-Parasite Interaction
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Chapter 3. The Laboratory Role in Infection Control
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Chapter 4. Control of Microorganisms: Disinfection, Sterilization, and Microbiology Safety
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Chapter 5. Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory
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Chapter 6. Specimen Collection and Processing
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Chapter 7. Microscopic Examination of Materials from Infected Sites
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Chapter 8. Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms
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Chapter 9. Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria
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Chapter 10. Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases
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Chapter 11. Applications of Molecular Diagnostics
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Chapter 12. Antibacterial Mechanisms of Action and Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms
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Chapter 13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
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Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates
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Chapter 14. Staphylococci
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Chapter 15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
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Chapter 16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
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Chapter 17. Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis
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Chapter 18. Haemophilus, HACEK, Legionella and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Chapter 19. Enterobacteriaceae
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Chapter 20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species
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Chapter 21. Nonfermenting and MiscellaneousZGram-Negative Bacilli
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Chapter 22. Anaerobes of Clinical Importance
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Chapter 23. The Spirochetes
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Chapter 24. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms
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Chapter 25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
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Chapter 26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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Chapter 27. Medically Significant Fungi
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Chapter 28. Diagnostic Parasitology
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Chapter 29. Clinical Virology
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Chapter 30. Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology
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Chapter 31. Biofilms: Architects of Disease
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Part 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: and Organ System Approach to DiagnosticMicrobiol
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ogy
Chapter 32. Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
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Chapter 33. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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Chapter 34. Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning
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Chapter 35. Infections of the Central Nervous System
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Chapter 36. Bacteremia and Sepsis
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Chapter 37. Urinary Tract Infections
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Chapter 38. Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Chapter 39. Infections in Special Populations
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Chapter 40. Zoonotic Diseases
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Chapter 41. Ocular Infections
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,Chapter 01: Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and GeneticsM
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a hon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Edition Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE TB
1. To TB survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adaptZby varying all of the following, except
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a. growth rate. TB
b. growth in all atmospheric conditions.
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c. growth at particular temperatures. TB TB TB
d. bacterial shape. TB
ANSWER: D TB
The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to surviv
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ein many different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers, and replic
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ation w ith scarce or abundant nutrients, under differentZatmospheric conditions, temperatur
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e requirem ents, and cell structure. Bacterial shape as a form of evolution is not discussed.
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OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation
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2. Who was considered the father of protozoology and bacteriology?
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a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek TB TB
b. Louis Pasteur TB
c. Carl Landsteiner TB
d. Michael Douglas TB
ANSWER: A TB
The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and the first p
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ers on to see the “beasties.” So they dubbed him the father of protozoology and bacteriol
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ogy.The other three individuals were not discussed.
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OBJ: Level 1: RecallTB TB TB
3. Prokaryotic cells have which of the following structures in their cytoplasm?
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a. Golgi apparatus TB
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic reticulum TB
ANSWER: B TB
All the structures listed are found in eukaryoticZcells, but ribosomes are the only ones that
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ap ply to prokaryotic cells.
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OBJ: Level 1: RecallTB TB TB
4. This form of DNA is commonly found in eukaryotic cells.
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a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
TestBanks/TBSolutionTBManualsTBandTBExams
, ANSWER: A TB
Circular and plasmid DNAZare usually found only in bacteria, not eukaryotic cells. Colloid isa
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p roperty of protein molecules and is not associated with nucleotides.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
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5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes is
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a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a classic membrane.
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d. a lipid bilayer membrane.
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ANSWER: A TB
Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane-TB TB TB TB TB TB
bound structures in the cytoplasm including astructured nucleus.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
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6. A microorganism thatZis a unicellular organism and lacks a nuclear membrane and truen
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u cleus belongs to which classification?
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a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER: B TB
Fungi, algae, and parasites are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that contain a true nucleus
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.B acteria are prokaryotic and do not contain a true nucleus or nuclear membrane.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall
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7. In TB the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
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a. isolating microorganisms. TB
b. selecting treatment for patients. TB TB TB
c. identifying microorganisms. TB
d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease. TB TB TB TB
ANSWER: B TB
Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients. They provide the doctor with
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the name of the organism and the antibiotics that can kill the bacteria, but not in the final
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selection of treatment protocols. TB TB TB
OBJ: Level 2: Recall
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8. What enables the microbiologist to select the correct media for primary culture and optim
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izet he chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?
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a. Determining staining characteristics TB TB
b. Understanding the cell structure and biochemical pathways of an organism
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c. Understanding the growth requirements of potential pathogens at specific body site
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d. Knowing the differences in cell walls of particular bacteria
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ANSWER: C TB
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Table of contents
TB TB
Part 1: Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
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Chapter 1. Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 2. Host-Parasite Interaction
TB TB TB
Chapter 3. The Laboratory Role in Infection Control
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 4. Control of Microorganisms: Disinfection, Sterilization, and Microbiology Safety
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 5. Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 6. Specimen Collection and Processing
TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 7. Microscopic Examination of Materials from Infected Sites
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 8. Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms
TB T B TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 9. Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria
TB T B TB TB TB TB
Chapter 10. Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases
TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 11. Applications of Molecular Diagnostics
TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 12. Antibacterial Mechanisms of Action and Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
TB TB TB TB
Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates
TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 14. Staphylococci
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Chapter 15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
TB TB TB TB
Chapter 17. Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis
TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 18. Haemophilus, HACEK, Legionella and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 19. Enterobacteriaceae
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Chapter 20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species
TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 21. Nonfermenting and MiscellaneousZGram-Negative Bacilli
TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 22. Anaerobes of Clinical Importance
TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 23. The Spirochetes
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Chapter 24. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms
TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
TB TB TB TB
Chapter 26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 27. Medically Significant Fungi
TB TB TB TB
Chapter 28. Diagnostic Parasitology
TB TB TB
Chapter 29. Clinical Virology
TB TB TB
Chapter 30. Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 31. Biofilms: Architects of Disease
TB TB TB TB TB
Part 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: and Organ System Approach to DiagnosticMicrobiol
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
ogy
Chapter 32. Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 33. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 34. Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning
TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 35. Infections of the Central Nervous System
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 36. Bacteremia and Sepsis
TB TB TB TB
Chapter 37. Urinary Tract Infections
TB TB TB TB
Chapter 38. Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 39. Infections in Special Populations
TB TB TB TB TB
Chapter 40. Zoonotic Diseases
TB TB TB
Chapter 41. Ocular Infections
TB TB TB
-
,Chapter 01: Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and GeneticsM
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
a hon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Edition Test Bank
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
MULTIPLE CHOICE TB
1. To TB survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adaptZby varying all of the following, except
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
a. growth rate. TB
b. growth in all atmospheric conditions.
TB TB TB TB
c. growth at particular temperatures. TB TB TB
d. bacterial shape. TB
ANSWER: D TB
The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to surviv
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
ein many different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers, and replic
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
ation w ith scarce or abundant nutrients, under differentZatmospheric conditions, temperatur
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
e requirem ents, and cell structure. Bacterial shape as a form of evolution is not discussed.
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation
TB TB TB
2. Who was considered the father of protozoology and bacteriology?
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek TB TB
b. Louis Pasteur TB
c. Carl Landsteiner TB
d. Michael Douglas TB
ANSWER: A TB
The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and the first p
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
ers on to see the “beasties.” So they dubbed him the father of protozoology and bacteriol
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
ogy.The other three individuals were not discussed.
TB TB TB TB TB TB
OBJ: Level 1: RecallTB TB TB
3. Prokaryotic cells have which of the following structures in their cytoplasm?
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
a. Golgi apparatus TB
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic reticulum TB
ANSWER: B TB
All the structures listed are found in eukaryoticZcells, but ribosomes are the only ones that
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
ap ply to prokaryotic cells.
T B TB TB TB
OBJ: Level 1: RecallTB TB TB
4. This form of DNA is commonly found in eukaryotic cells.
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
TestBanks/TBSolutionTBManualsTBandTBExams
, ANSWER: A TB
Circular and plasmid DNAZare usually found only in bacteria, not eukaryotic cells. Colloid isa
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
p roperty of protein molecules and is not associated with nucleotides.
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
OBJ: Level 1: Recall
TB TB TB
5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes is
TB TB TB TB TB
a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a classic membrane.
TB TB
d. a lipid bilayer membrane.
TB TB TB
ANSWER: A TB
Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane-TB TB TB TB TB TB
bound structures in the cytoplasm including astructured nucleus.
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
OBJ: Level 1: Recall
TB TB TB
6. A microorganism thatZis a unicellular organism and lacks a nuclear membrane and truen
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
u cleus belongs to which classification?
T B TB TB TB TB
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER: B TB
Fungi, algae, and parasites are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that contain a true nucleus
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
.B acteria are prokaryotic and do not contain a true nucleus or nuclear membrane.
T B TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
OBJ: Level 1: Recall
TB TB TB
7. In TB the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
a. isolating microorganisms. TB
b. selecting treatment for patients. TB TB TB
c. identifying microorganisms. TB
d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease. TB TB TB TB
ANSWER: B TB
Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients. They provide the doctor with
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
the name of the organism and the antibiotics that can kill the bacteria, but not in the final
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
selection of treatment protocols. TB TB TB
OBJ: Level 2: Recall
TB TB TB
8. What enables the microbiologist to select the correct media for primary culture and optim
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
izet he chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
a. Determining staining characteristics TB TB
b. Understanding the cell structure and biochemical pathways of an organism
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
c. Understanding the growth requirements of potential pathogens at specific body site
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
d. Knowing the differences in cell walls of particular bacteria
TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB
ANSWER: C TB
