Antibody cross-links whole-cell antigens, forming complexes that settle out and form visible clumps

• Western blot

• Agglutination testing

• Complement Fixation

• Precipitation Test

Test that can be used to identify the amount of antibody in a serum

• Titer

• Serology

• Immunoassay

• Disc Diffusion

Out of these choices, which does not belong in the 5 I's of the laboratory?

• Isolation

• Identification

• Inoculation

• Immersion

Which of these are most used in collecting laboratory samples?

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Inhibit growth of some microbes and encourage growth of the desired microorganisms.

• General purpose media

• Enriched media

• Differential media

• Selective media

Type of staining where the microbe repels the dye, which stains the surroundings

• Negative staining

• Positive staining

• Differential stain

• Simple staining

Indirection association of likely pathogens by looking at antibodies in the serum and antigens of the agent

• Blood

• Culture

• Clinical Specimen

• Serology

Detection of presence or absence of particular enzymes or metabolic pathways

• Chemical analysis

• Microscopic morphology

• Macroscopic morphology

• Physiological/biochemical characteristics

Which of these is not a sign for anaerobic infections

• Often contagious with mucosal surface

• Pus with foul odor

• Tend to involve few organisms

• Abscesses or tissue burrowing

Transforms subtle changes in light waves passing through the specimen into differences in light intensity; for observing intracellular structures

• Fluorescence microscope

• Bright-field light microscope

• Phase-contrast light microscope

• Electron microscope