Clinical Microbiology 2025/2026 Exam
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http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/micro_biology/250/IDFlowcharts.pdf
http://www.austincc.edu/microbugz/lab_exercises.php
Define the term Microbiology - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The study of
microorganisms and their relationships to the environment, humans and
animals in disease
Name the 5 classifications of microorganisms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Bacteria,
Virus, Mycobacterium, Fungi, Parasites
Blood agar is the most commonly used media in the clinical laboratory.
What type of media is blood agar? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Enriched media,
Differential media (detection of Beta-hemolytic organisms)
List some agars that are generally used in stool cultures and what type they
are - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔BAP - Enriched, Differential
MAC - Selective, Differential
,Campy - Enriched, Selective
Hektoen Enteric (HE) - Selective, Differential
Mac Sorbitol - Enriched, Selective
What media is used for Funal cultures? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sabouraud's
(Sabs)
Inhibitory Mold (IMA)
Brain Heart Infusion (BHI)
What media is generally used for the cultivation of acid fast bacilli? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔7H11
7H11 Selective
Explain the difference between Prokaryote and Eukaryote - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Prokaryotes are bacteria that has free floating RNA and DNA floating
within the cell whereas Eukaryotes have a true nucleus surrounded by a
nuclear membrane
What are the 3 basic shapes of bacterium - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cocci, Bacilli
and Spirilla
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, List the growth factor/conditions in order to grow bacteria in the lab -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Atmosphere: Aerobic, Anaerobic, Facultative Anaerobic
conditions
Temperature: Psychrophiles, Mesophiles, Thermophiles
pH: Acidic vs Alkalinity environment
Osmotic Pressure: Isotonic conditions
What are the 4 stages of the Microbial Growth Curve - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Lag
Phase: Introduction of bacteria into the environment
Log (Exponential) Phase: Grow and multiply i.e.] 2,4,8,16,32,64,128 . . .
Stationary Phase: When the nutrients are depleting and toxic by-products
accumulate
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Other study sites I have found helpful (I am not advertising for them, I just
found them helpful): - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔http://quizlet.com/19112997/clinical-
microbiology-test-1-study-guide-flash-cards/
http://quizlet.com/32297947/microbiology-i-media-biochemical-tests-for-
enterobacteriaceae-flash-cards/
http://quizlet.com/20801529/0515-bacteria-fungi-viruses-flow-charts-flash-
cards/
,http://www.microbiologyinpictures.com/index.html
http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/micro_biology/250/IDFlowcharts.pdf
http://www.austincc.edu/microbugz/lab_exercises.php
Define the term Microbiology - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The study of
microorganisms and their relationships to the environment, humans and
animals in disease
Name the 5 classifications of microorganisms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Bacteria,
Virus, Mycobacterium, Fungi, Parasites
Blood agar is the most commonly used media in the clinical laboratory.
What type of media is blood agar? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Enriched media,
Differential media (detection of Beta-hemolytic organisms)
List some agars that are generally used in stool cultures and what type they
are - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔BAP - Enriched, Differential
MAC - Selective, Differential
,Campy - Enriched, Selective
Hektoen Enteric (HE) - Selective, Differential
Mac Sorbitol - Enriched, Selective
What media is used for Funal cultures? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sabouraud's
(Sabs)
Inhibitory Mold (IMA)
Brain Heart Infusion (BHI)
What media is generally used for the cultivation of acid fast bacilli? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔7H11
7H11 Selective
Explain the difference between Prokaryote and Eukaryote - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Prokaryotes are bacteria that has free floating RNA and DNA floating
within the cell whereas Eukaryotes have a true nucleus surrounded by a
nuclear membrane
What are the 3 basic shapes of bacterium - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cocci, Bacilli
and Spirilla
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, List the growth factor/conditions in order to grow bacteria in the lab -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Atmosphere: Aerobic, Anaerobic, Facultative Anaerobic
conditions
Temperature: Psychrophiles, Mesophiles, Thermophiles
pH: Acidic vs Alkalinity environment
Osmotic Pressure: Isotonic conditions
What are the 4 stages of the Microbial Growth Curve - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Lag
Phase: Introduction of bacteria into the environment
Log (Exponential) Phase: Grow and multiply i.e.] 2,4,8,16,32,64,128 . . .
Stationary Phase: When the nutrients are depleting and toxic by-products
accumulate
