World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

AMSP stands for

• Anti-Microbial Safety Program

• Antibacterial Monitoring and Safety Program

• Anti-Microbial Stewardship Program

• Antibacterial Monitoring and Stewardship Program

The following antimicrobial is not used as a form of over-the-counter ointment formulation.

• Erythromycin

• Polymyxin-B

• Bacitracin

• Acyclovir

The optimum pH for most bacteria is near

• 1

• 5

• 7

• 9

A psychrophile has an optimal growth temperature of about

• 15 deg Celsius

• 25 deg Celsius

• 37 deg Celsius

• 100 deg celsius

An organism that uses oxygen when present but

can grow without oxygen is called a(n)

• Obligate Aerobe

• Facultative anaerobe

• Micro-aerophile

• Aero-tolerant anaerobe

Bacteria uses ________ to break down the toxic Hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen when used during skin preparations.

• Superoxide Dismutase

• Catalase

• Peroxidase

• Hydroxylase

Generation time can best be defined as

• the length of time it takes for lag phase.

• the duration of log phase.

• the time it takes for a cell to divide.

• how many generations a cell can divide.

A spectrophotometer can be used to measure

• metabolic activity.

• turbidity.

• dry weight.

• pathogenicity.