Question 1

Pseudomonas is an enteric gram negative rod.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Salmonelloses are

Accepted Answer

A) not caused by Salmonella typhi. 
B) associated with undercooked poultry and eggs, and reptile and rodent feces. 
C) gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhea. 
D) enteric fevers that often include septicemia. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) not caused by Salmonella typhi. 
B) associated with undercooked poultry and eggs, and reptile and rodent feces. 
C) gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhea. 
D) enteric fevers that often include septicemia. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 3

Salmonella are

Accepted Answer

A) coliforms. 
B) motile. 
C) gram positive rods. 
D) lactose fermenters. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) coliforms. 
B) motile. 
C) gram positive rods. 
D) lactose fermenters. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 4

The vaccine for immunity to Haemophilus influenzae serotype b is

Accepted Answer

A) DtaP. 
B) Pneumovax. 
C) MMR. 
D) Hib. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) DtaP. 
B) Pneumovax. 
C) MMR. 
D) Hib. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 5

Shigellosis may not be acquired through oral-fecal routes and direct contact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not correct concerning the plague?

Accepted Answer

A) Mice, voles, and other rodents are primary long-term reservoirs. 
B) Strains of the plague bacillus are less virulent today as they were in the Middle Ages. 
C) It is transmitted by flea vectors. 
D) Less than 10 cases per year occur in the US. 
E) The etiological agent is Yersinia pestis. 
A) Mice, voles, and other rodents are primary long-term reservoirs. 
B) Strains of the plague bacillus are less virulent today as they were in the Middle Ages. 
C) It is transmitted by flea vectors. 
D) Less than 10 cases per year occur in the US. 
E) The etiological agent is Yersinia pestis.

Question 7

What is incorrect about pertussis?

Accepted Answer

A) A virulence factor of B. pertussis is toxins that destroy cilia cells is produced. 
B) The source of infection is direct contact with inhaled droplets. 
C) The paroxysmal stage is characterized by persistent coughing. 
D) The number of cases is steadily decreasing since 1976. 
E) It can cause severe, life-threatening complications in babies. 
A) A virulence factor of B. pertussis is toxins that destroy cilia cells is produced. 
B) The source of infection is direct contact with inhaled droplets. 
C) The paroxysmal stage is characterized by persistent coughing. 
D) The number of cases is steadily decreasing since 1976. 
E) It can cause severe, life-threatening complications in babies.

Question 8

Legionellosis is a zoonosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss Legionella pneumophila with regard to: a) reservoir, b) virulence, c) transmission, d) types of diseases, and e) prevention.

Accepted Answer

Legionella pneumophila is a bacterium th

Question 10

Exotoxins that target and bind to surface receptors of the intestinal lining are specifically termed _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Exotoxins that target and bind to surface...

Question 11

The virulence factor associated with the events of gram negative sepsis and septic shock is _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The virulence factor associated with the events...

Question 12

Whooping cough is transmitted via respiratory droplets.The ___ stage lasts 1-2 weeks, while the second stage ________ is when a person has severe coughing.

Accepted Answer

A) primary, secondary 
B) catarrhal, paroxysmal 
C) incubation, convalescent 
D) Low T-cell, High macrophage 
E) incubation, invasion 
A) primary, secondary 
B) catarrhal, paroxysmal 
C) incubation, convalescent 
D) Low T-cell, High macrophage 
E) incubation, invasion

Question 13

Which is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A) H antigen - fimbriae 
B) K antigen - capsule 
C) O antigen - cell wall, somatic 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) H antigen - fimbriae 
B) K antigen - capsule 
C) O antigen - cell wall, somatic 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 14

Escherichia coli infections

Accepted Answer

A) are often transmitted by fecal contaminated water and food. 
B) include urinary tract infections from normal flora strains. 
C) involve enterotoxin in traveler's diarrhea. 
D) can cause an inflammatory disease similar to Shigella dysentery. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) are often transmitted by fecal contaminated water and food. 
B) include urinary tract infections from normal flora strains. 
C) involve enterotoxin in traveler's diarrhea. 
D) can cause an inflammatory disease similar to Shigella dysentery. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 15

The member of the Enterobacteriaceae that has Enteroinvasive, Enterotoxigenic, Enteropathogenic, and Enterohemorrhagic strains is _____.
E.coli

Accepted Answer

The answer of The member of the Enterobacteriaceae that has...

Question 16

Shigella species have the following characteristics, except:

Accepted Answer

A) not motile 
B) release endotoxin 
C) belong to Enterobacteriaceae 
D) infect the small intestine 
E) produce enterotoxin 
A) not motile 
B) release endotoxin 
C) belong to Enterobacteriaceae 
D) infect the small intestine 
E) produce enterotoxin

Question 17

Genes for which of the following may be transferred between fecal bacteria?

Accepted Answer

A) toxin production 
B) capsules 
C) fimbriae 
D) hemolysins 
E) All of the above 
A) toxin production 
B) capsules 
C) fimbriae 
D) hemolysins 
E) All of the above

Question 18

All of the following are associated with bubonic plague, except

Accepted Answer

A) it is transmitted by human feces. 
B) it is caused by Yersinia pestis. 
C) the patient often has enlarged inguinal lymph nodes. 
D) the patient has fever, headache, nausea, weakness. 
E) it can progress to a septicemia. 
A) it is transmitted by human feces. 
B) it is caused by Yersinia pestis. 
C) the patient often has enlarged inguinal lymph nodes. 
D) the patient has fever, headache, nausea, weakness. 
E) it can progress to a septicemia.

Question 19

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is resistant to many antimicrobics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not correct concerning Legionnaires disease?

Accepted Answer

A) L.pneumophila lives in close associations with free-living amoebas. 
B) The disease is communicable from person to person. 
C) Symptoms include cough, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. 
D) It is more common in males over 50 years of age. 
E) Cases have been traced to the fallout from the Mount Saint Helen's volcano. 
A) L.pneumophila lives in close associations with free-living amoebas. 
B) The disease is communicable from person to person. 
C) Symptoms include cough, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. 
D) It is more common in males over 50 years of age. 
E) Cases have been traced to the fallout from the Mount Saint Helen's volcano.

Exam 20: The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance

Pseudomonas is an enteric gram negative rod.

Salmonelloses are

Salmonella are

The vaccine for immunity to Haemophilus influenzae serotype b is

Shigellosis may not be acquired through oral-fecal routes and direct contact.

Which of the following is not correct concerning the plague?

What is incorrect about pertussis?

Legionellosis is a zoonosis.

Discuss Legionella pneumophila with regard to: a) reservoir, b) virulence, c) transmission, d) types of diseases, and e) prevention.

Exotoxins that target and bind to surface receptors of the intestinal lining are specifically termed _____.

The virulence factor associated with the events of gram negative sepsis and septic shock is _____.

Whooping cough is transmitted via respiratory droplets.The ___ stage lasts 1-2 weeks, while the second stage ________ is when a person has severe coughing.

Which is mismatched?

Escherichia coli infections

The member of the Enterobacteriaceae that has Enteroinvasive, Enterotoxigenic, Enteropathogenic, and Enterohemorrhagic strains is _____. E.coli

Shigella species have the following characteristics, except:

Genes for which of the following may be transferred between fecal bacteria?

All of the following are associated with bubonic plague, except

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is resistant to many antimicrobics.

Which of the following is not correct concerning Legionnaires disease?

The Main Themes of Microbiology

The Chemistry of Biology

Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms

A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms

An Introduction to Viruses

Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth

An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: the Chemical Crossroads of Life

An Introduction to Microbial Genetics

Genetic Engineering: a Revolution in Molecular Biology

Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control

Drugs, Microbes, Host-The Elements of Chemotherapy

Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection, Disease, and Epidemiology

An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities

Adaptive, Specific Immunity and Immunization

Disorders in Immunity

Procedures for Identifying Pathogens and Diagnosing Infections

The Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci of Medical Importance

The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance

Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease

The Fungi of Medical Importance

The Parasites of Medical Importance

Introduction to Viruses That Infect Humans: the Dna Viruses

The Rna Viruses That Infect Humans

Environmental Microbiology

Applied and Industrial Microbiology

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Whooping cough is transmitted via respiratory droplets.The _ stage lasts 1-2 weeks, while the second stage ______ is when a person has severe coughing.