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TEXTBOOK OF DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY 7TH EDITION BY CONNIE R. MAHON TEST BANK CHAPTERS 1–41 COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND EXAM PREPARATION MATERIAL A+ ALREADY GRADEDTEXTBOOK OF DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY 7TH EDITION BY CONNIE R. MAHON TEST BANK CHAPTERS 1–41 COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND EXAM PREPARATION MATERIAL A+ ALREADY GRADED

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TEST BANK FOR TEXTBOOK OF DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY 7TH
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EDITION BY CONNIE R. MAHON
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CHAPTERS 1 - 41 vf vf vf

, Mahon:vfTextbookvfofvfDiagnosticvfMicrobiology,vf7thvfEditionvfTestvfBank

Tablevfofvfcontents
Partvf1:vfIntroductionvftovfClinicalvfMicrobiology
Chaptervf1.vfBacterialvfCellvfStructure,vfPhysiology,vfMetabolism,vfandvfGenetics
Chaptervf2.vfHost-ParasitevfInteraction
Chaptervf3.vfThevfLaboratoryvfRolevfinvfInfectionvfControl
Chaptervf4.vfControlvfofvfMicroorganisms:vfDisinfection,vfSterilization,vfandvfMicrobiologyvfSafety
Chaptervf5.vfPerformancevfImprovementvfinvfthevfMicrobiologyvfLaboratory
Chaptervf6.vfSpecimenvfCollectionvfandvfProcessing
Chaptervf7.vfMicroscopicvfExaminationvfofvfMaterialsvffromvfInfectedvfSites
Chaptervf8.v f UsevfofvfColonyvfMorphologyvfforvfthevfPresumptivevfIdentificationvfofvfMicroorganisms
Chaptervf9.v f BiochemicalvfIdentificationvfofvfGram-NegativevfBacteria
Chaptervf10.vfImmunodiagnosisvfofvfInfectiousvfDiseases
Chaptervf11.vfApplicationsvfofvfMolecularvfDiagnostics
Chaptervf12.vfAntibacterialvfMechanismsvfofvfActionvfandvfBacterialvfResistancevfMechanisms
Chaptervf13.vfAntimicrobialvfSusceptibilityvfTesting
Partvf2:vfLaboratoryvfIdentificationvfofvfSignificantvfIsolates
Chaptervf14.vfStaphylococci
Chaptervf15.vfStreptococcus,vfEnterococcus,vfandvfOthervfCatalase-Negative,vfGram-PositivevfCocci
Chaptervf16.vfAerobicvfGram-PositivevfBacilli
Chaptervf17.vfNeisseriavfSpeciesvfandvfMoraxellavfcatarrhalis
Chaptervf18.vfHaemophilus,vfHACEK,vfLegionellavfandvfOthervfFastidiousvfGram-NegativevfBacilli
Chaptervf19.vfEnterobacteriaceae
Chaptervf20.vfVibrio,vfAeromonas,vfandvfCampylobactervfSpecies
Chaptervf21.vfNonfermentingvfandvfMiscellaneousvfGram-NegativevfBacilli
Chaptervf22.vfAnaerobesvfofvfClinicalvfImportance
Chaptervf23.vfThevfSpirochetes
Chaptervf24.vfChlamydia,vfRickettsia,vfandvfSimilarvfOrganisms
Chaptervf25.vfMycoplasmavfandvfUreaplasma
Chaptervf26.vfMycobacteriumvftuberculosisvfandvfNontuberculousvfMycobacteria
Chaptervf27.vfMedicallyvfSignificantvfFungi
Chaptervf28.vfDiagnosticvfParasitology
Chaptervf29.vfClinicalvfVirology
Chaptervf30.vfAgentsvfofvfBioterrorvfandvfForensicvfMicrobiology
Chaptervf31.vfBiofilms:vfArchitectsvfofvfDisease
Partvf3:vfLaboratoryvfDiagnosisvfofvfInfectiousvfDiseases:vfandvfOrganvfSystemvfApproachvftovfDiagnosticfvMicrobiology

Chaptervf32.vfUppervfandvfLowervfRespiratoryvfTractvfInfections
Chaptervf33.vfSkinvfandvfSoftvfTissuevfInfections
Chaptervf34.vfGastrointestinalvfInfectionsvfandvfFoodvfPoisoning
Chaptervf35.vfInfectionsvfofvfthevfCentralvfNervousvfSystem
Chaptervf36.vfBacteremiavfandvfSepsis
Chaptervf37.vfUrinaryvfTractvfInfections
Chaptervf38.vfGenitalvfInfectionsvfandvfSexuallyvfTransmittedvfInfections
Chaptervf39.vfInfectionsvfinvfSpecialvfPopulations
Chaptervf40.vfZoonoticvfDiseases
Chaptervf41.vfOcularvfInfections
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,Chaptervf01:vfBacterialvfCellvfStructure,vfPhysiology,vfMetabolism,vfandvfGeneticsfM
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ahon:vfTextbookvfofvfDiagnosticvfMicrobiology,vf7thvfEditionvfTestvfBank
MULTIPLEvfCHOICE

1. Tovfsurvive,vfmicrobialvfinhabitantsvfhavevflearnedvftovfadaptvfbyvfvaryingvfallvfofvfthevffollowing,vfexcept
a. growthvfrate.
b. growthvfinvfallvfatmosphericvfconditions.
c. growthvfatvfparticularvftemperatures.
d. bacterialvfshape.
ANSWER:v f D
Thevfchaptervfbeginsvfbyvfdiscussingvfthevfwayvfmicrobialvfinhabitantsvfhavevfhadvftovfevolvevftovfsurvivefv
invfmanyvfdifferentvfnichesvfandvfhabitats.vfItvfdiscussesvfslowvfgrowers,vfrapidvfgrowers,vfandvfreplicati
onvfwithvfscarcevforvfabundantvfnutrients,vfundervfdifferentvfatmosphericvfconditions,vftemperaturevfre
quirements,vfandvfcellvfstructure.vfBacterialvfshapevfasvfavfformvfofvfevolutionvfisvfnotvfdiscussed.

OBJ:vf Levelvf2:vfInterpretation

2. Whovfwasvfconsideredvfthevffathervfofvfprotozoologyvfandvfbacteriology?
a. AntonvfvanvfLeeuwenhoek
b. LouisvfPasteur
c. CarlvfLandsteiner
d. MichaelvfDouglas
ANSWER:v f A
ThevfbookvfdiscussesvfAntonvfvanvfLeeuwenhoekvfasvfthevfinventorvfofvfthevfmicroscopevfandvfthevffirstvfp
ersonvftovfseevfthevf“beasties.”vfSovftheyvfdubbedvfhimvfthevffathervfofvfprotozoologyvfandvfbacteriolog
y.fvThevfothervfthreevfindividualsvfwerevfnotvfdiscussed.

OBJ:v f Levelvf1:vfRecall

3. Prokaryoticvfcellsvfhavevfwhichvfofvfthevffollowingvfstructuresvfinvftheirvfcytoplasm?
a. Golgivfapparatus
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmicvfreticulum
ANSWER:v f B
Allvfthevfstructuresvflistedvfarevffoundvfinvfeukaryoticvfcells,vfbutvfribosomesvfarevfthevfonlyvfonesvfthatfv
applyvftovfprokaryoticvfcells.

OBJ:v f Levelvf1:vfRecall

4. ThisvfformvfofvfDNAvfisvfcommonlyvffoundvfinvfeukaryoticvfcells.
a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid



.
.

, ANSWER:v f A
CircularvfandvfplasmidvfDNAvfarevfusuallyvffoundvfonlyvfinvfbacteria,vfnotvfeukaryoticvfcells.vfColloidvfisfv
avfpropertyvfofvfproteinvfmoleculesvfandvfisvfnotvfassociatedvfwithvfnucleotides.

OBJ:v f Levelvf1:vfRecall

5. Thevfnuclearvfmembranevfinvfprokaryotesvfis
a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. avfclassicvfmembrane.
d. avflipidvfbilayervfmembrane.

ANSWER:v f A
Prokaryoticvfcellsvfdovfnotvfhavevfanyvfmembrane-
boundvfstructuresvfinvfthevfcytoplasmvfincludingvfafsv tructuredvfnucleus.

OBJ:v f Levelvf1:vfRecall

6. Avfmicroorganismvfthatvfisvfavfunicellularvforganismvfandvflacksvfavfnuclearvfmembranevfandvftruefv
nucleusvfbelongsvftovfwhichvfclassification?
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER:v f B
Fungi,vfalgae,vfandvfparasitesvfarevfunicellularvfeukaryoticvforganismsvfthatvfcontainvfavftruevfnucleus
.fvBacteriavfarevfprokaryoticvfandvfdovfnotvfcontainvfavftruevfnucleusvforvfnuclearvfmembrane.
OBJ:v f Levelvf1:vfRecall

7. Invfthevflaboratory,vfthevfclinicalvfmicrobiologistvfisvfresponsiblevfforvfallvfthevffollowing,vfexcept
a. isolatingvfmicroorganisms.
b. selectingvftreatmentvfforvfpatients.
c. identifyingvfmicroorganisms.
d. analyzingvfbacteriavfthatvfcausevfdisease.

ANSWER:v f B
Clinicalvfmicrobiologistsvfdovfnotvfselectvfthevftreatmentvfforvfpatients.vfTheyvfprovidevfthevfdoctorvfwithftv
hevfnamevfofvfthevforganismvfandvfthevfantibioticsvfthatvfcanvfkillvfthevfbacteria,vfbutvfnotvfinvfthevffinalvfsel
ectionvfofvftreatmentvfprotocols.

OBJ:v f Levelvf2:vfRecall

8. Whatvfenablesvfthevfmicrobiologistvftovfselectvfthevfcorrectvfmediavfforvfprimaryvfculturevfandvfoptimiz
eftv hevfchancevfofvfisolatingvfavfpathogenicvforganism?
a. Determiningvfstainingvfcharacteristics
b. Understandingvfthevfcellvfstructurevfandvfbiochemicalvfpathwaysvfofvfanvforganism
c. Understandingvfthevfgrowthvfrequirementsvfofvfpotentialvfpathogensvfatvfspecificvfbodyvfsite
d. Knowingvfthevfdifferencesvfinvfcellvfwallsvfofvfparticularvfbacteria
ANSWER:v f C

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