MTAP Microbiology 1 and 2 Part 2

Media used for isolation of Aspergillus

It is used for the detection of C. neoformans

Used to differentiate T. Rubrum from T. mentagrophytes = I. Urea agar II. Rice medium III. Potato dextrose agar IV. Potato flake agar

All are criteria for virus classification EXCEPT

All are TRUE about viruses EXCEPT

Storage temp for transporting viruses when there will be a delay of 6 days or longer

Storage temperature for transporting viruses within 3 days

All are INCORRECT about viruses EXCEPT

Viral transport media is maintained at what pH

Anticoagulant used when PCR is requested

Anticoagulant that inhibits DNA polymerase, thus, not to be used in nucleic acid testing

Inclusion bodies found in Yellow fever virus

Usually found in urine specimen

All are usually found in specimens with respiratory syndromes EXCEPT

Usually found in stool specimen

Type of cell culture where Hep-2 and HeLa are used

It shows swelling and clumping "grape-like cluster"

It shows pyknosis

It shows formation of fused cells

It produces a narrow, diffuse zone of Beta-hemolysis close to the colony

It produces colonies that are creamy, white with a dull surface, and described as colonies with feet or pedicles

Organism that produces a bull's eye colony

Produces colonies resembling bread crumbs

Has old sock odor

Has putrid odor

It forms a small, "fuzzy-edged" colony with an umbonate center on SBA or CHOC agar

Swarming colonies is a characteristic of which genus of bacteria?

PH indicator used in OF media

All are fermentable carbohydrates in TSI EXCEPT

Percentage of peptone in OFBM

Useful in the identification of PPM

PH indicator used in LIA

Putrescine is an alkaline amine product of which bacterial enzyme?

Positive result of decarboxylase test

Added to MAC to identify E. coli 0157:H7

Reagent used in catalase test

All are automated EXCEPT

When cleansing the skin with alcohol and then iodine for the collection of a blood culture, the iodine (or iodophor) should remain intact on the skin for at least

Semisolid transport media, such as Amies, Stuart, or Cary-Blair, are suitable for the transport of swabs for culture of most pathogenic, EXCEPT

CNA agar is used primarily for the recovery of?

In the United States, most blood agar plates are prepared with 5% or 10% RBCs obtained from:

CCFA is used for the recovery of

Specimens for virus culture should be transported in media containing

The most sensitive method for the detection of Beta-Lactamase in bacteria is by the use of

All are under macrolides EXCEPT

The VP test detects which product of glucose fermentation?

At which pH does the MR test become positive?

Care must be taken when identifying biochemical isolates of Shigella because serological cross reactions occur with

The most noted difference between P. Aeruginosa and S. Maltophilia are

Cetrimide agar is used as a selective isolation agar for which organism?