GTC MICROBIOLOGY FINAL REVIEW
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ A periplasmic space exists in.
Answer: gram negative bacteria
◍ cause of 80% of uti infections?.
Answer: E. coli
◍ characteristics of septic shock.
Answer: low BP, high temp, & DIC
◍ 8 enteric bacteria.
Answer: E. coli, Salmonella enterica, Shigella dysenteriae, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens, Proteus vulgaris, Yersinia pestis,
Enterobacter
◍ which bacteria can be transmitted by raw or under cooked sea food.
Answer: Vibrio cholerae
◍ what is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in
U. S..
Answer: Campylobacter jejuni
◍ which bacteria can colonize in the Gall bladder.
Answer: Salmonella enterica Typhi
◍ leading cause of viral gastroenteritis.
Answer: Norovirus
◍ Does a vaccine for Norovirus exist.
, Answer: No
◍ 3 protozoa that live in GI system.
Answer: Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium, Entamoeba hystolytica
◍ why is gonorrhea of concern for women.
Answer: leads to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), arthritis, ophthalmia
neonatorum
◍ what is the cause of blindness in babies.
Answer: Chlamydia
◍ fungi that lives in genitals.
Answer: Candida albicans
◍ cause of vaginosis.
Answer: Gardnerella & Mycoplasma
◍ in which infection are there clue cells.
Answer: vaginosis
◍ gram stain and shape of Nisseria gonorrhoea.
Answer: gram negative diplococci
◍ cause of buboes & black necrotic tissue.
Answer: Yersinia pestis (black plague)
◍ ribosomes in eukaryotes & prokaryotes.
Answer: Eukaryotes 80S (60S & 40S), Prokaryotes 70S (50S & 30S)
◍ Virus that causes black vomit.
Answer: Yellow fever
◍ bacteria that has urease enzyme.
Answer: Helicobacter pylori
◍ why is urease needed.
Answer: hydrolyzes urea into ammonia to neutralize stomach acid
◍ walking pneumonia is caused by.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ A periplasmic space exists in.
Answer: gram negative bacteria
◍ cause of 80% of uti infections?.
Answer: E. coli
◍ characteristics of septic shock.
Answer: low BP, high temp, & DIC
◍ 8 enteric bacteria.
Answer: E. coli, Salmonella enterica, Shigella dysenteriae, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens, Proteus vulgaris, Yersinia pestis,
Enterobacter
◍ which bacteria can be transmitted by raw or under cooked sea food.
Answer: Vibrio cholerae
◍ what is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in
U. S..
Answer: Campylobacter jejuni
◍ which bacteria can colonize in the Gall bladder.
Answer: Salmonella enterica Typhi
◍ leading cause of viral gastroenteritis.
Answer: Norovirus
◍ Does a vaccine for Norovirus exist.
, Answer: No
◍ 3 protozoa that live in GI system.
Answer: Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium, Entamoeba hystolytica
◍ why is gonorrhea of concern for women.
Answer: leads to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), arthritis, ophthalmia
neonatorum
◍ what is the cause of blindness in babies.
Answer: Chlamydia
◍ fungi that lives in genitals.
Answer: Candida albicans
◍ cause of vaginosis.
Answer: Gardnerella & Mycoplasma
◍ in which infection are there clue cells.
Answer: vaginosis
◍ gram stain and shape of Nisseria gonorrhoea.
Answer: gram negative diplococci
◍ cause of buboes & black necrotic tissue.
Answer: Yersinia pestis (black plague)
◍ ribosomes in eukaryotes & prokaryotes.
Answer: Eukaryotes 80S (60S & 40S), Prokaryotes 70S (50S & 30S)
◍ Virus that causes black vomit.
Answer: Yellow fever
◍ bacteria that has urease enzyme.
Answer: Helicobacter pylori
◍ why is urease needed.
Answer: hydrolyzes urea into ammonia to neutralize stomach acid
◍ walking pneumonia is caused by.
