Bacteriology Quiz 2

1. 1. Taxo P is also known as

• Bacitracin test

• Optochin test

• Catalase test

• Coagulase test

2. 2. Which specimen is acceptable during the 3rd week of Salmonella infection?

• Blood

• Urine

• Stool

• Serum

3. 3. Which stain is used to demonstrate the safety-pin appearance of Yersinia pestis?

• Fluorescent stain

• Silver stain

• Wayson stain

• Gram stain

4. 4. The only OXIDASE POSITIVE in the family Enterobacteriaceae

• Salmonella typhi

• Shigella dysenteriae

• Campylobacter jejuni

• Plesiomonas shigelloides

5. 5. Which condition is mostly known to be caused by the group HACEK?

• Arthritis

• Endocarditis

• Nephritis

• Hepatitis

6. 6. Which bacteria is responsible for a sexually transmitted disease characterized by a soft, painful, chancroid?

• H. ducreyi

• C. granulomatis

• T. pallidum

• P. bettyae

7. 7. This bacterium can be found in water-cooling towers, air-conditioning, and shower heads.

• Bordetella pertussis

• Mycoplasma pneumoniae

• Legionella pneumophila

• Brucella abortus

8. 8. Which of the following is a spore-former?

• B. abortus

• B. anthracis

• B. suis

• B. canis

9. 9. The spores of this bacterium is usually absent and is characterized by a double zone of hemolysis.

• C. tetani

• C. botulinum

• C. perfringens

• C. septicum

10. 10. Which bacterium is responsible for lumpy jaw?

• Nocardia asteroides

• Clostridium tetani

• Actinomyces israelii

• Clostridium septicum