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Peptidoglycan
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Gives rigidity to the bacterial cell wall.
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Fastidious
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Requires special nutrients for growth.
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Mortality
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Rate of deaths.
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Malaise
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Feeling of weakness, distress, or discomfort.
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Myalgia
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Diffuse muscle pain.
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Expectoration
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Sputum and mucus coughed up from the trachea and lungs.
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Gram positive
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Will remain purple after staining process is complete.
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Morbidity
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Rate at which an illness occurs.
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Microbiology
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Study of microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.
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Gram negative
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Will show reddish/pink after staining technique is finished.
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Which of the following is considered normal flora that lives in or on the body?
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Lactobacillus
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Which of the following us a characteristic of bacteria?
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Reproduce by binary fission
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Which of the following is true of fungi?
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Yeasts reproduce by budding
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Cocci
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Streptococcus
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Bacilli
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Tuberculosis
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Spirillum
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Syphilis
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Staphalocci
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Arranged in clusters
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What is the benefit of flagella for a bacterium?
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Movement
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What is the benefit of a capsule for some bacteria?
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It helps the organism evade phagocytosis.
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What is one of the benefits of the endospore that is associated with some bacteria?
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Resistant to heat, cold, and chemicals.
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What is the best time to collect a specimen for microbiologic cultures is which of the following?
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Before antibiotic therapy has begun.
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Which of the following diseases is the JEMBEC transport system used for?
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
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Which of the following diseases are not caused by Bacilli bacteria?
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Tetanus
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The gram staining process consists of how many solutions?
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Four
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Which of the following organisms has a characteristic jerky movement when seen through a microscope?
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Trichomonas vaginalis.
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Which of the following organisms is the causative agent for strep throat?
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Streptococcus pyogenes.
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Which of the following nutrients is not a requirement for bacterial growth?
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Polysaccaride.
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Which of the following organisms is not a cause of UTIs?
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
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Which of the following is another name for septicemia?
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Blood infection or poisoning.
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Testing for which of the following organisms would be prepared using a wet mount?
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Trichomonas vaginalis.
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Which of the following is the correct way to write an organism?
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Escherichia coli.
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Which of the following describes a coccus bacteria?
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A round organism that be found as singles, pairs, tetrads, chains, or clusters.
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When collecting a microbiologic specimens, medical professionals must strive to prevent the spread of infection to others or themselves. Which of the following precautions is incorrect?
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Make sure the patient is sterilized with alcohol or betadine before collection.
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Gonnorhea and chlamydia are STDs. In order to collect a specimen for culture, which of the following is true?
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Swabbing for endocervical canal or the tip of the penis for discharge.
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After collecting a specimen for suspected gonorrhea, which of the following transport systems would be required?
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JEMBEC system.
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When collecting a blood culture for culture, which of the following transport systems would be used?
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BACTEC bottles.
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Which of the following staining methods would be used to terms for Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
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Acid fast/Ziehl-Neelson
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When should the collection procedure for pinworms be performed?
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Middle of the night
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The Helicobacter pylori bacterium is which of the following types of bacteria?
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Spirillum
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Aerobic organisms
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requires the presence of oxygen for growth.
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Fastidious organism
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requires specific nutrients and conditions for growth.
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Anaerobic organism
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requires absence of oxygen for growth.
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Agar
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a gelatinous substance obtained from seaweed.
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Inoculation
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technique to transfer the specimen to a culture medium.