Review Test Submission_ Final Exam Review Questions –practice results
pdf
keyboard_arrow_up
School
Calhoun Community College *
*We aren’t endorsed by this school
Course
2021
Subject
Biology
Date
May 24, 2024
Type
Pages
24
Uploaded by jaleasej
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&r…
1/24
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions
(SP2021) MLT_141_H07 - MLT Microbiology I
Course Content
...
Cumulative Final Review
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions
User
Josephine Alease Sullivan
Course
(SP2021) MLT_141_H06/H07 - MLT Microbiology I
Test
Final Exam Review Questions
Started
5/2/21 10:11 PM
Submitted
5/3/21 12:08 AM
Status
Completed
Attempt Score
133 out of 145 points Time Elapsed
1 hour, 57 minutes
Question 1
Quantify the colony growth on this SBA plate.
Question 2
Home
Student Resources
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
Josephine Sullivan
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&r…
2/24
Interpret the Gram Stain reaction of the organism in the image.
Question 3
What are the clear areas inside this Gram positive bacilli?
Question 4
What type of hemolysis pattern does the organism in the image produce?
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&r…
3/24
What type of hemolysis pattern does the organism in the image produce?
Question 6
What type of hemolysis pattern does the organism in the image produce?
Question 7
>100K CFU/mL of a GNB were isolated on MAC agar from a urine specimen. Biochemical
results are as follows: Glucose: Acid, gas produced Indole: nega±ve Urea: posi±ve PDA: posi±ve H2S: posi±ve The organism is MOST likely:
1 out of 1 points
0 out of 1 points
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&r…
4/24
Question 8
A GNR, isolated from a stool culture, produces a yellow colony on TCBS agar, a yellow slant/yellow bu² on TSI
and a pink slant/yellow bu² on KIA is able to ferment:
Question 9
A nasal swab from a 2 year old was plated on SBA, CA and MAC. The direct gram stain
showed Moderate WBCs and 3+ gram negative coccobacilli. After 18 hours of incubation,
no growth was present on the SBA or MAC plates. The CA had 3+ growth of small, grey
colonies. What assumptions about this organism can you make from this growth pattern?
Question 10
A pa±ent has been on treatment for gastric ulcers caused by H. pylori for 4 months. Which of the following
tests should NOT be used to determine the effec±veness of this pa±ent’s treatment schedule?
Question 11
A sputum culture from an alcoholic seen in the ER grows gray, mucoid, stringy colonies on
SBA. The isolate grows pink colonies on MAC agar. The colonies yield the following test
results:
Mo±lity: - Indole: -
Glucose: + Oxidase: - Citrate: + VP: + What is the MOST likely organism? Question 12
An aerobic GPR with spores belongs to the genus:
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&r…
5/24
An aerobic GPR with swollen, club-shaped ends is a suspected:
Question 14
An aerobic, partially acid fast, branching, GPR is most likely:
Question 15
An ideal specimen for the isolation of a catalase negative GPR displaying H2S in TSI and
test tube brush morphology in gelatin is:
Question 16
Colonies suspicious for C. diphtheriae on Tinsdale agar:
Question 17
Escherichia coli
is a
lways pathogenic. Question 18
Listeria monocytogenes
can be distinguished from Streptococcus agalactiae
(Group B
Streptococcus
) because it is: 1. catalase positive 2. gram positive 3. sodium hippurate positive
Question 19
Nontreponemal tests can be used to screen for syphilis in which stage of the disease?
There may be more than 1 answer. Question 20
Spontaneous abortion or stillbirth during pregnancy may result from an infection with:
1 out of 1 points
0 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
0 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&r…
6/24
Question 21
The best procedure(s) to differentiate Bacillus anthracis from other non-pathogenic Bacillus
sp. include motility and hemolysis production because
B. anthracis
is:
Question 22
The etiological agent of anthrax is:
Question 23
The pathogenic enteric organism that characteris±cally produces rice water stools causes disease because of:
Question 24
What reac±on can be used to differen±ate Klebsiella pneumoniae from K. oxytoca?
Question 25
Which agar contains bile salts and dyes to slow the growth of most nonpathogenic gram
nega±ve bacilli and allow Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. to grow?
Question 26
Which of the following biochemical tests or physical characteris±cs can defini±vely determine if a gram
nega±ve rod is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae or a true nonfermenter?
Question 27
Which of the following characteris±cs differen±ate H. pylori from Campylobacter sp.?
Question 28
Which of the following medium promotes the formation of the metachromatic granules in
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
?
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&r…
7/24
Question 29
Which stage of Lyme disease can not be diagnosed by serologic methods. Question 30
A 28 year old female developed bloody diarrhea a³er a picnic lunch of fried chicken. The enteric pathogen
isolated gram stained as small loosely spiraled GNRs. From what atmosphere did you take the culture
medium to make this gram stain? Question 31
A GNDC that turns purplish-black with oxidase reagent, turns glucose and maltose
substrates yellow is most likely:
Question 32
A SBA plate inoculated with a 1µL loop of urine grows 70 colonies of S. aureus. How many colony
forming units (CFU) per mL of urine should be
reported?
Question 33
A TSI slant inoculated with an organism gave the following reac±ons:
Alkaline slant, acid butt, no H2S, no gas produced
This organism is MOST likely: Question 34
A TSI slant was incubated in CO2
for 24 hours at 37C. The media is completely yellow.
How would the technologist interpret this reaction? Question 35
A carbohydrate fermentation test with phenol red as a pH indicator should be incubated at/in
___________________
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&r…
8/24
1. –25°C.
2. 35°C.
3. ambient air.
4. CO2.
Question 36
A catalase negative, long, filamentous, gram positive, non-spore forming rod is most likely: Erysipelothrix Listeria Lactobacillus
Question 37
A direct smear of pus from a surgical incision reveals WBCs and gram-positive cocci in
clusters. The colonies on SBA are beta-hemolytic, white and butyrous. There is no growth
on MAC agar. The organism bubbles with 3% H2O2, displays a smooth suspension on the
slide Coagulase, but is tube Coagulase positive. The organism is most likely:
Question 38
A fastidious gram-negative cocci turns purplish-black with the oxidase reagent, bubbles
with the catalase test and produces acid in glucose only is potentially:
Question 39
A gram negative coccobacillary organism isolated from CSF on CHOC agar resembles
either a Kingella sp. or N. meningitidis
. The single best test to distinguish between these
two organisms is:
Question 40
A gram stain of an abscess showed Many WBCs 4+ GPC and 3+ GNCB. The aerobic culture
had the following results: SBA and Chocolate agar: 4+ Staphylococcus aureus
No growth on MAC Thioglycolate broth: cloudy What should the microbiologist do next? 1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&r…
9/24
Question 41
A medium useful for the isolation of pathogenic Neisseria
is:
Question 42
A microbiologist inoculates 4 sets of OF media (nega±ve control, glucose, lactose and fructose). One tube
from each set is le³ open to the atmosphere. The other tube from each set is overlaid with sterile mineral oil.
All 4 sets are placed in the CO2
incubator. A³er 24 hours all four of the open tubes are yellow. The closed
tubes remained green. Which of the following statements explains these results?
Question 43
A microbiologist suspects a Beta hemolytic colony growing on Streptococcus Select
Agar (SSA) to be Streptococcus pyogenes,
the organism that causes strep throat. Why
wouldn’t the technologist consider a Staphylococcus
species? Question 44
A non-spore forming GPR is isolated from a wound on a farmer’s finger. The following test
results were observed: Catalase- negative TSI- blackening along the stab line Bile esculin- negative Motility- negative Gelatin- no liquefication and “bottle brush” growth This organism can be identified as:
Question 45
A pa±ent complains of stomach pain a³er ea±ng. The physician suspects pep±c ulcers. What specimen will
the laboratory probably receive to confirm the diagnosis?
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
10/24
Question 46
A physician has sent an expectorated sputum specimen, collected from an elderly female
suspected of having pneumonia, to the laboratory. The gram stain reveals many gram
positive diplococci and many WBCs. The isolate grows as an alpha hemolytic, mucoid, gray
colony. It does not bubble with catalase reagent. The most appropriate action to take is:
Question 47
A physician sent a sputum specimen collected from an older patient suspected of having
pneumonia to the laboratory. The gramstain reveals many gram negative diplococci and
white blood cells. The isolate grows on both SBA and CHOC agar, turns purplish-black
with the oxidase reagent and bubbles with 3% catalase reagent. Acid is not produced in
glucose, lactose, maltose and sucrose. The most appropriate action to take is:
Question 48
A positive DNase test would be indicated by:
Question 49
A positive reaction for nitrate after the addition of zinc dust appears: Question 50
A rapid
test for differentiating Streptococcus pneumoniae from other alpha-hemolytic
streptococcal colonies is:
Question 51
A small beta hemolytic gray colony was isolated as the predominant organism from a throat
culture. The microbiologist should perform: Question 52
A small, gray, gamma-hemolytic colony which appears as gram positive cocci on the Gram
stain is isolated from a decubitus wound specimen. The PYR test turns red after addition of
the PYR reagent. It blackens a bile-esculin agar slant and grows in 6.5% NaCl. It is a:
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
11/24
Question 53
A sputum culture from a 10 year old cys±c fibrosis pa±ent is received in the laboratory. The sheep blood and
chocolate agars grew heavy growth of a mucoid, Oxidase –posi±ve gram nega±ve rod with a blue-green
pigment and a grape like odor. The MacConkey agar shows heavy growth of a mucoid NLF.
The culture also included an OFPBL agar (oxida±ve-fermenta±ve base, polymyxin B, bacitracin, lactose),
which grew light growth of a yellow colony. The organism growing on the OFPBL media will probably be:
Question 54
A technologist is interpreting a urine culture and is documenting the colony morphology
from the growth on sheep blood agar. Approximately 65 colonies are present of a large, flat,
grey colony. The sheep blood around the colonies is completely destroyed. What is the
proper documentation of the growth? Question 55
A technologist suspects Escherichia coli as the pathogen in a female patient’s urine culture. The
specimen is contaminated with an over-abundance of normal genital ±ora and she doesn’t have
an isolated colony on sheep blood agar on which to do the indole test. She decides to use a swab
to pick up a colony from the MacConkey plate since all the normal ±ora was inhibited by the agar
and isolated colonies of the lactose fermenting gram negative rod are easily accessible. Is this
acceptable? Will the results be valid?
Question 56
A urine culture SBA plate demonstrates >100K CFU/mL mixed gram positive genital ±ora (usual
genital ±ora) and <15K CFU/mL of E. coli. What do these results indicate?
Question 57
A urine culture was plated on a CNA and MAC bi-plate. Growth appeared on both types of agar.
What do these results indicate?
Question 58
A urine culture, on a 26 year old female, grew >100,000 CFUs/mL of a white, opaque, non-
hemolytic colony. The colony stained as a gram positive cocci, bubbled with 3% H2O2, did
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
12/24
not clot plasma in the tube Coagulase test and grew up to the edge of Novobiocin disk. It
should be reported as:
Question 59
A urine specimen was collected in a physician’s o²ce on Friday afternoon. It was placed in the
refrigerator for the courier to pick up and transport to the microbiology laboratory. The courier
missed the specimen on his last run of the day. The specimen remained in the refrigerator until
Monday morning. The courier picked up the specimen on his ³rst run of the day and transported
it to the microbiology laboratory. On receipt, you will
Question 60
A wound culture was set up on an elderly patient with a large bed sore. The aerobic plates
showed no growth after 2 days of incubation. The thioglycholate broth was cloudy on the
bottom portion of the broth medium only. What type of organism should the technologist
suspect? Question 61
A yellow colony that appears as gram-positive cocci in clusters, bubbles with catalase
reagent, and turns dark blue when rubbed onto a modified oxidase disk is:
Question 62
After streaking a sheep blood agar plate with a throat swab, the purpose of stabbing the
inoculum into the agar (or placing the plate in an anaerobic jar) is to:
Question 63
An ONPG test for delayed lactose fermentation turns yellow. What does this indicate?
Question 64
An Oxidase posi±ve, gram nega±ve rod demonstrates a flat colony with aluminum/metallic sheen on the
surface of the colonies. It is a nonlactose fermenter but demonstrates a green pigment that extends beyond
the colonies on MacConkey. What addi±onal characteris±c is necessary to iden±fy the organism as
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
using rapid iden±fica±on criteria? Question 65
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
13/24
An acceptable specimen for the detec±on of the bacteria responsible for whooping cough is…
Question 66
An isolate on chocolate agar from a pa±ent with epiglo´±s was sugges±ve of Haemophilus
sp. Addi±onal
tes±ng showed that the isolate required hemin and NAD for growth and was nonhemoly±c. The organism is
MOST likely Haemophilus
: Question 67
Besides respiratory tract specimens, what clinical specimen is useful for the
sensi±ve detec±on of Legionella an±gen?
Question 68
By which process do nonfermenta±ve rods u±lize carbohydrates? Question 69
Can an Indole test be performed on a colony taken from a MacConkey plate? Question 70
Enteric bacteria are common residents of the human __________. Question 71
Enterobacteriaceae are typically GNB or GNCB.
Question 72
Enterobacteriaceae are typically glucose fermenters.
Question 73
0 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
14/24
Enterobacteriaceae are typically mo±le.
Question 74
Enterobacteriaceae are typically oxidase negative.
Question 75
Enterobacteriaceae are typically unable to reduce nitrate.
Question 76
Enterobacteriaceae typically do not contain LPS, an endotoxin.
Question 77
Escherichia coli is Indole negative.
Question 78
Escherichia coli
is MR posi±ve, VP nega±ve
Question 79
Escherichia coli
is a non-fermenter.
Question 80
Escherichia coli is citrate positive.
Question 81
Escherichia coli is motile.
Question 82
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
15/24
Question
Examine the figure below of GPC characteristics. Can you determine why certain items are
put in the same group? Identify each ladder by the characteristics it lists.
________________ #1 Beta #2 Alpha #3 Gamma (Non-
hemolytic) ______________ #1 BE/PYR and
Lancefield Group
#2 CAMP and
Hippurate
#3 Optochin and Bile
Solubility
______________ #1 Gram Stain #2 Catalase #3 Coagulase Question 83
Expectorated sputum is sent to the laboratory for culture from a patient with respiratory distress.
The gram stain of the specimen shows many squamous epithelial cells (>25/lpf) and rare
neutrophils (<25/lpf). The microscopic appearance of the organisms present include:
Moderate GPC in chains and diplococci
Moderate Gram negative diplococcic
Moderate palisading GPR
This gram stain is MOST indicative of:
a pneumococcal pneumonia
an anaerobic infection
an Haemophilus pneumonia
oropharyngeal ±ora (spit)
1 out of 1 points
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
16/24
Question 84
Fever, leucopenia, disseminated intravascular coagula±on, and shock caused by infec±on with the
Enterobacteriaceae are most strongly associated with which of the following? Question 85
Gram-positive lancet-shaped diplococci grow as an umbilicated, alpha- hemolytic colony. It
is possibly:
Question 86
How do microscopic and colony characteristics help categorize the gram-positive cocci?
Question 87
If a microbiologist only had enough specimen to inoculate 1 media plate, which should
he/she select? Question 88
If an organism shows healthy growth on Thayer-Martin, this suggests the organism is:
Question 89
If the microbiologist is extremely busy and can’t immediately set up a stool culture, what
temperature should the unpreserved specimen be held at until processing can be done? Question 90
In carriers of Salmonella typhi, the organisms are most likely to reside in which of the following sites? Question 91
Infec±ons caused by B-lactamase –posi±ve H. influenzae should be treated with
which of the following?
0 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
17/24
Question 92
LIM media is used for selective isolation of:
Question 93
Mannitol salt agar is used for:
Question 94
Microorganisms associated with bacterial endocarditis include:
1. viridans streptococci
2. S. gallolyticus (Group D streptococcus)
3. Coagulase negative Staphylococcus
sp.
Question 95
No red color produced after the addition of the Nitrate Reagent indicates a negative test.
Question 96
One day a³er a picnic featuring potato salad and chicken, 10 of the a²endees developed diarrhea. Two of
them became sick enough to be hospitalized. A mo±le gram nega±ve rod that was nega±ve for lactose
fermenta±on but posi±ve for H2S produc±on was isolated from stool samples of both pa±ents. Given this
scenario, which of the following is most likely to be the cause of the diarrhea? Question 97
Partially lysed red blood cells under and around a colony on sheep blood agar appear as
Question 98
Proper media for culture of a urethral discharge form a man include:
Question 99
Select the gram nega±ve bacillus that can be described as indole nega±ve and H2S posi±ve.
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
18/24
Question 100
Select the organism(s) that are capable of growing on KVLB agar. There may be more than
1 answer.
Question 101
Shigella
spp. are characteris±cally… Question 102
Staphylococcus can be distinguished from Neisseria
by performing a gram stain and a/an:
Question 103
The 6.5% NaCl test is considered positive when one observes:
Question 104
The causative agent of gonorrhea is an oxidase positive GNDC that:
Question 105
The direct Gram stain of expectorated sputum reveals approximately 30 squamous epithelial cells
and 10 WBCs per low power ³eld. You should:
Question 106
The etiologic agent of actinomycosis is:
Question 107
The expected colony count in suprapubic urine (kidney tap) from a healthy individual is:
Question 108
The gram stain of a newborn’s CSF show gram positive pallisading rods. Small, translucent
colonies with narrow zones of beta hemolysis appear on SBA after 24 hours in a CO2
0 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
0 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
19/24
environment. Select the appropriate testing to presumptively identify this organism. 1. motility 2. catalase 3. esculin hydrolysis 4. lipid requirement
Question 109
The lab receives a blood culture from a veterinarian who has been ill for many weeks with fevers only in the
a³ernoon and evenings, arthri±s and fa±gue. The blood culture is posi±ve a³er 5 days incuba±on and the
organism has the following characteris±cs: Gram stain: small, GNB SBA: growth a±er 48hr. with small, smooth, raised colonies MAC: No growth present
What should the microbiologist do next? Question 110
The serotype of O157:H7 of which of the following bacterial species is associated with a
serious diarrheal illness with high mortality rates among some popula±ons? Question 111
Two patients, with a history of pharyngitis, are examined by their physician. One individual
has symptoms characteristic of arthritis and heart disease. The other has symptoms
characteristic of renal disease. Both of their original throat cultures grew beta hemolytic
streptococci that were susceptible to Bacitracin. The diseases these two individuals are
experiencing are probably:
Question 112
What cellular component is NOT quantified in a smear from a sputum sample? Question 113
What color do Escherichia coli
colonies appear on MacConkey agar? 1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
20/24
Question 114
What color would a Positive Lysine decarboxylase tube turn? Question 115
What do the following list of organisms all have in common?
Eikenella corrodens, Kingella kingae, Haemophilus aphrophilus
, and Cardiobacterium hominis
Question 116
What growth factors does H. influenzae type b require?
Question 117
What ingredient MUST be present in the agar in order to perform an Indole test? Question 118
What is the ideal tes±ng method for detec±on of C. di±cile
in a liquid stool?
Question 119
What presump±ve tes±ng results indicate Pasteurella multocida
? Question 120
What test could a microbiologist perform to determine if a GNB was a glucose fermenter? Question 121
0 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
21/24
What tes±ng method (s) is/are ideal for diagnosis of Lyme disease if no erythema migrans
is present?
Question 122
When observing a gram stain from a sputum sample, the technologist noted purple nuclei in
the WBCs. What does this indicate? Question 123
When you observe a clot in the Coagulase tube, you record this reaction as:
Question 124
Which HACEK bacteria is o³en the cause of infec±on in human bite wounds or clenched-fist wounds? Question 125
Which fas±dious gram nega±ve bacillus is considered a poten±al bioterror weapon and the e±ologic agent of
rabbit fever? Question 126
Which of following specimens is an error in the pre-analytical phase of laboratory testing?
Question 127
Which of the following TSI reactions indicatesthe organism ferments glucose? Question 128
Which of the following antibiotics disks can be used to differentiate S. saprophyticus from
other Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp.
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
22/24
Question 129
Which of the following genera is among the least biochemically reac±ve members of the
Enterobacteriaceae? Question 130
Which of the following individuals is least
likely to be colonized or infected with Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
? Question 131
Which of the following is most likely to cause meningi±s in a child due to
progression of a local infec±on?
Question 132
Which of the following is the most important ingredient required for growth of F.
tularensis? Question 133
Which of the following is the most sensi±ve test for B. pertussis iden±fica±on?
Question 134
Which of the following media is di´erential but not selective? Question 135
Which of the following reactions characterize the genera Staphylococcus sp. and
Micrococcus sp.?
1) Catalase negative 2) Catalase positive 3) Gram-positive cocci
4) Coagulase positive
Question 136
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
0 out of 1 points
0 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
23/24
Which organisms could be used for quality control tes±ng for the Indole test? Question 137
Which other nonfermenter shares a posi±ve lysine decarboxylase result with Burkholderia cepacia
? Question 138
Which specimen type takes the highest priority and would be set up first without delay? Question 139
Which specimens would be rejected
due to improper specimen type collected for the type
of culture ordered? Question 140
Which sugar is added to TSI agar and not found in KIA agar? Question 141
You observe the following colony morphologies on a specimen you are working up. What
tests would you select for definitive identification?
1) 3+ Translucent, tiny, wide zone of beta hemolysis, GPC
Question 142
You observe the following colony morphologies on a specimen you are working up. What
tests would you select for definitive identification?
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
0 out of 1 points
0 out of 1 points
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
5/3/2021
Review Test Submission: Final Exam Review Questions – (...
https://blackboard.calhoun.edu/webapps/assessment/review/review.jsp?attempt_id=_10879433_1&course_id=_53639_1&content_id=_3673848_1&…
24/24
Monday, May 3, 2021 12:08:53 AM CDT
1) 2+ Large creamy, butyrous, beta hemolytic, GPC
Question 143
You observe the following colony morphology on a sputum culture you are working up.
What tests would you select for definitive identification?
1) 4+ Umbilicate, translucent, mucoid, alpha hemolytic, lancet shaped GPDC
Question 144
You observe the following reaction from a Decarboxylase test:
Yellow base tube (Uninoculated Negative Control)
Purple Arginine tube
Purple Lysine tube
Purple ornithine tube
What is your interpretation?
Question 145
A 42 year old male, recently returned from a business trip to India, has developed severe
watery diarrhea. His physician suspects the gastroenteritis is caused by Vibrio cholerae. Select
the most useful medium for isolation and di´erentiation of this organism from stool.
←
OK
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
1 out of 1 points
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
Related Documents
Recommended textbooks for you
Essentials Health Info Management Principles/Prac...
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9780357191651
Author:Bowie
Publisher:Cengage
Case Studies In Health Information Management
Biology
ISBN:9781337676908
Author:SCHNERING
Publisher:Cengage
Recommended textbooks for you
- Essentials Health Info Management Principles/Prac...Health & NutritionISBN:9780357191651Author:BowiePublisher:CengageCase Studies In Health Information ManagementBiologyISBN:9781337676908Author:SCHNERINGPublisher:Cengage
Essentials Health Info Management Principles/Prac...
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9780357191651
Author:Bowie
Publisher:Cengage
Case Studies In Health Information Management
Biology
ISBN:9781337676908
Author:SCHNERING
Publisher:Cengage