C HAPTER 30: P ERSON - TO -P ERSON
B ACTERIAL AND V IRAL D ISEASES
Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T.
Madigan
30.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following microbial groups is most resistant to desiccation
due to their cell wall?
A) gram-positive
B) gram-negative
C) mycoplasmas
D) viruses
2. The causative agent of streptococcal pharyngitis, also known as ʺstrep
throat,ʺis
A) Streptococcus pyogenes.
B) Streptococcus pneumoniae.
C) Streptococcus mutans.
D) Streptococcus lactis.
3. The presence of gram -positive diplococci in a sputum sample most likel y
indicates an infection of
A) Streptococcus pyogenes.
B) Streptococcus pneumoniae.
C) Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
D) Bordetella pertussis.
,4. Impetigo is due to an infection caused by
A) Staphylococcus aureus but not Streptococcus pyogenes.
B) Streptococcus pyogenes but not Staphylococcus aureus.
C) either Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes.
D) neither Staphylococcus aureus nor Streptococcus pyogenes.
5. Rheumatic fever is
A) an autoimmune disease.
B) a poststaphylococcal disease.
C) triggered by cell-surface antigens on Staphylococcus aureus cells that
are similar to heart valve and joint antigens.
D) caused by human papillomavirus.
6. Influenza A virus can be identified by which of the following surface
gl ycoproteins?
A) HA
B) NA
C) both HA and NA
D) M protein
7. A frequent symptom of the common cold is
A) nasal discharge.
B) fever.
C) headache.
D) diarrhea.
8. Which of the following is/are used to identify methicillin -resistant
Staphylococcus aureus?
A) selective media onl y
B) differential media only
C) PCR onl y
D) selective media, differential media, and PCR can all be used
, 9. Isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH) is an antibiotic used in the treatment of
tuberculosis. It affects the synthesis of
A) mycolic acid.
B) linoleic acid.
C) globular proteins of the cell membrane.
D) DNA transcription.
10.The DTaP vaccine contains
A) purified bacterial DNA.
B) bacterial endotoxin derivatives.
C) heat-killed Bordetella pertussis
D) diphtheria toxoid.
11.Erythrom ycin is applied to the eyes of newborns particularl y to prevent
A) s yphilis.
B) gonorrhea.
C) a chlam ydial infection.
D) ocular herpes.
12.Lymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted disease caused by
distinct strains of _________.
A) Chlamydia trachomatis
B) herpes simplex 2 virus (HSV-2)
C) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
D) Haemophilus ducr eyi
13.Which of the following is NOT a staphylococcal disease?
A) acne
B) boils
C) strep throat
D) meningitis
B ACTERIAL AND V IRAL D ISEASES
Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T.
Madigan
30.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following microbial groups is most resistant to desiccation
due to their cell wall?
A) gram-positive
B) gram-negative
C) mycoplasmas
D) viruses
2. The causative agent of streptococcal pharyngitis, also known as ʺstrep
throat,ʺis
A) Streptococcus pyogenes.
B) Streptococcus pneumoniae.
C) Streptococcus mutans.
D) Streptococcus lactis.
3. The presence of gram -positive diplococci in a sputum sample most likel y
indicates an infection of
A) Streptococcus pyogenes.
B) Streptococcus pneumoniae.
C) Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
D) Bordetella pertussis.
,4. Impetigo is due to an infection caused by
A) Staphylococcus aureus but not Streptococcus pyogenes.
B) Streptococcus pyogenes but not Staphylococcus aureus.
C) either Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes.
D) neither Staphylococcus aureus nor Streptococcus pyogenes.
5. Rheumatic fever is
A) an autoimmune disease.
B) a poststaphylococcal disease.
C) triggered by cell-surface antigens on Staphylococcus aureus cells that
are similar to heart valve and joint antigens.
D) caused by human papillomavirus.
6. Influenza A virus can be identified by which of the following surface
gl ycoproteins?
A) HA
B) NA
C) both HA and NA
D) M protein
7. A frequent symptom of the common cold is
A) nasal discharge.
B) fever.
C) headache.
D) diarrhea.
8. Which of the following is/are used to identify methicillin -resistant
Staphylococcus aureus?
A) selective media onl y
B) differential media only
C) PCR onl y
D) selective media, differential media, and PCR can all be used
, 9. Isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH) is an antibiotic used in the treatment of
tuberculosis. It affects the synthesis of
A) mycolic acid.
B) linoleic acid.
C) globular proteins of the cell membrane.
D) DNA transcription.
10.The DTaP vaccine contains
A) purified bacterial DNA.
B) bacterial endotoxin derivatives.
C) heat-killed Bordetella pertussis
D) diphtheria toxoid.
11.Erythrom ycin is applied to the eyes of newborns particularl y to prevent
A) s yphilis.
B) gonorrhea.
C) a chlam ydial infection.
D) ocular herpes.
12.Lymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted disease caused by
distinct strains of _________.
A) Chlamydia trachomatis
B) herpes simplex 2 virus (HSV-2)
C) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
D) Haemophilus ducr eyi
13.Which of the following is NOT a staphylococcal disease?
A) acne
B) boils
C) strep throat
D) meningitis
