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Clinical Microbiology

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Name of the organism that life began 3.5 billion yrs   last common ancestor (LCS)  
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T/F: fungal disease is also called mycoses   true  
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Humans are:   eukaryotes  
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T/F: human cells have cell walls for support   false; ONLY PLANTS  
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Which of these are ways fungi can be pathogenic   -community acquired -opportunistic -hospital acquired  
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What is the purpose of lysosomes?   digestion  
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T/F: ribosomes consist of RNA & protein   true  
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T/F: yeast are filamentous thread-like fungi   false (buds in oval shape)  
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Hyphae in fungus   are thread-like branching cells found in filamentous fungi  
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Fungi produce which of these for reproduction   spores  
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Which of these methods of microbe control uses the denaturization of proteins to kill microbes?   heat  
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Which of these processes involves freeze-drying items to slow microbial growth & extend shelf life   lyophilization  
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T/F: Milk is not sterile and will eventually spoil even if unopened   true  
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Which of these is an example of chemical control of microbes   chlorine  
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Which of these methods of microbe control involves osmotic pressure   making jelly  
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This method of microbe control involves steam with a temp of up to 135C   autoclaving  
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Which of these describes the principle to slow down microbial growth   placing leftovers in fridge  
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T/F: microbistatic is the principle to slow microbial growth   true  
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Gram positive bacteria will stain what color?   purple  
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Gram negative bacteria will stain what color?   pink/red  
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T/F: all bacteria have plasmids   true  
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T/F: fimbriae are used to help bacteria cling to surfaces   true  
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The purpose of flagella is for   motility (movement)  
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Disinfection procedures must take into account   -the mixture of microbes being targeted -whether the microbes in biofilms are dispersed -the amount of organic matter associated with the microbes  
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Microbial methods that sterilize kill   endospores  
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Chemotaxis is the ability to   move in response to a chemical  
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The identities of microorganisms on our planet   are still mostly unknown  
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Which of these types of organisms is least likely to be identified to the genus level with light microscopy?   bacteria  
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A fastidious organism must be grown on what type of medium?   general purpose medium  
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Viruses are commonly grown in/on   animal cells/tissues  
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Most of the time, microbes in natural circumstances exist   in relationship with other species  
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Diagnosis of infections in a hospitalized person is often accomplished via   -microscopy -culture of samples from pt  
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If gram stain result is unclear, which of the following should be considered?   -get new sample -restaining same sample -identity of microbe may actually be gram-variable  
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Archae   lack peptidoglycan  
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Bacterial endospores usually function in   survival  
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Which structure plays a direct role in exchange of genetic material between bacterial cells?   pilus  
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Nanotubes are extensions of the _________ that can function in _________   membrane, nutrient transfer  
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Which of these is true about biofilms?   they complicate treatment of some infections  
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Mitochondria likely originated from   bacteria  
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Yeasts are __ fungi, and molds are __ fungi   unicellular, filamentous  
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The golgi apparatus   modifies proteins  
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Fungi produce which of these structures for reproduction?   spores  
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Which of these organisms has best potential to survive in extreme environments?   fungi  
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Which of these groups causes most casualties on annual basis globally?   protozoa  
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which is not useful to determine whether clinical isolate is bacterium, fungus, or protozoan?   -size under light microsope -has a cell wall -can form protective structures under stress  
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DNA repair mechanisms can help alleviate effects of   UV radiation  
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Cytoplasmic enzymes are most likely to be disrupted by   high temp.  
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Transcription is targeted most directly by   UV radiation  
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Sanitization is a process by which   the microbial load on objects is reduced  
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The most versatile method for sterilizing heat-sensitive liquids is   filtration  
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Which of the following is present in both gram positive & negative   peptidoglycan  
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