Bacterial Classification and Characteristics Quiz

Which of the following bacteria is known to cause whooping cough?

• Burkholderia

• Bordetella

• Leptothrix

• Neisseria

What shape does the Neisseria bacterium typically form?

• Rod-shaped

• Spiral-shaped

• Coffee bean-shaped

• Filamentous

Which bacterium is known for oxidizing iron and manganese?

• Thiobacillus

• Bordetella

• Leptothrix

• Neisseria

Which of the following bacteria is thermophilic and acidophilic?

• Burkholderia

• Thiobacillus

• Neisseria

• Bordetella

Which bacterium is known to cause diseases in horses and humans, especially in patients with cystic fibrosis?

• Burkholderia

• Bordetella

• Leptothrix

• Neisseria

Which bacterium requires a high concentration of carbon dioxide for growth?

• Bordetella

• Neisseria

• Leptothrix

• Thiobacillus

Which bacterium is known to grow on chocolate agar?

• Burkholderia

• Bordetella

• Neisseria

• Thiobacillus

Which bacterium is described as a small, gram-negative coccobacillus?

• Bordetella

• Burkholderia

• Leptothrix

• Thiobacillus

Which bacterium is known to cause nosocomial infections?

• Bordetella

• Burkholderia

• Leptothrix

• Neisseria

Which bacterium is described as sheathed and filamentous?

• Bordetella

• Burkholderia

• Leptothrix

• Neisseria