UAMS MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 5 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE SOLVED QUESTIONS 100% CORRECT

UAMS MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 5 FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE
SOLVED QUESTIONS 100% CORRECT

◉Ziehl-Neelson staining method/reagents. Answer: -Carbol fuchsin
-Acid Alcohol
-Methylene blue


AFB = Red


◉Kinyoun staining method/reagents. Answer: -Carbol fuchsin
-Acid Alcohol
-Methylene blue or brilliant green


AFB = Red


◉Auramine-Rhodamine Fluorescent stain. Answer: -Auramine-
rhodamine
-Acid alcohol
-Potassium permanganate

,AFB = Yellow/orange fluoresce


◉Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Answer: -Tuberculosis
-Spreads via respiratory droplets
-Causes granuloma


◉Mycobacterium tuberculosis treatment. Answer: RIPE (rifampin,
isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)


◉Mycobacterium tuberculosis AFB stain pattern. Answer: Cording
on smear


◉Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture. Answer: -Buff, rough colonies
-Slow grower


◉Mycobacterium tuberculosis biochemical test. Answer: Niacin +
Nitrate +
68°C catalate =


◉Mycobacterium bovis. Answer: -gastrointestinal tuberculosis
-common in cattle

, ◉Mycobacterium bovis culture. Answer: No growth on TCH agar


◉Mycobacterium bovis biochemical tests. Answer: Niacin =
Nitrate =


◉Mycobacterium leprae. Answer: -Leprosy
-Can't grow on artificial media


◉Mycobacteria scrofulaceum. Answer: Lymphadenitis


◉Mycobacteria marinum. Answer: Swimming pool granuloma
-Grows at 30°C


◉Mycobacteria ulcerans. Answer: -Painless ulcers
-Grows at 30°C


◉Mycobacteria fortuitum-chelonae. Answer: -Rapid grower
-Wound infections
-Grows at 30°C and 37°C


◉Mycobacteria fortuitum-chelonae biochemical tests. Answer:
Arylsulfatase +