Brown pigment formed in feely gorman medium
- Legionella 2)
Food poisoning... - Bacillus cereus
Which of the following media stimulates the production of chlamydospore - Corn meal again
No sheathed parasites - Onchocerca volvulus
5) Enterobacteriaced ferments - Oxidase negative
Fried rice - Bacillus cerers
Stimulated productio of fungi - SBA %
Which of the following Brucella will grow in basic fushin and thionine ~
Brucella Melitensis a)
Counterstain in kingoon
- Malachile green
Cell wall component in gram positive excepts? - lipopolysacchand,
CONFIRMATORY , PRESUMPTIVE , COMPLETED
Mystery Worm - C. philippinensis
Rocking mountain spotted forer - Rickettsia rickettsi
C - serotyp - Brucella buedi;
1. Dayhan Bacteria -large intestine In)
Dili prokaryotes – Virus
● A patient is tested for ASO titer. The result is >200 units/mL. What is the organism that is the most
probable etiologic agent? - Streptococcus spp.
● In select tapeworms, what is the fleshy extension with attached hooks? - Rostellum
● A lymphatic filarial parasite resembling Wuchereria bancrofti that does not typically cause
lymphadenitis in the genital regions is: - Brugia spp.
● Which parasite is also called the Chinese liver fluke? - Clonorchis sinensis
● Helminth ova are more likely seen in which stool consistency? - Semi-formed
● What is the required minimum personal protective equipment in the laboratory? - Gloves
● What Gram-positive Organism causes antibiotic assoclated diarrhon that is seen as yellow, ground-
glass colonies on Cycloserine Cefoxitin Fructose Agar? - Clostridium difficle
● Which organism has the following characteristics? - Taenia saginata
● What method of antimicrobial susceptibility testing is based on the determination of an inhibition
zone proportional to the bacterial susceptibility to an antimicrobial agent in the disk? - Disk diffusion
● Which of the following is the most common cestode in humans with infection prevalence highest
among children and in warm climates with poor sanitation - Hymenolepsis nana
● Identify the genus belonging to the Enterobacteriacene family giving the following biochemical test
results: lactose fermentation (-), K/A on TSI, and nonmotile at 35°C. - Klebsiella
● Which is the correct sequence of the Gram staining procedure? - Crystal violet, grams iodine, acetone,
safranin
● Bacteria from the human gut grow well at: - 37 degree cellius
● Which of the following tests can distinguish Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Mycobacterium bovis
where a positive test (canary yellow color) is given? - Niacin
● The urine sample of a patient has the following laboratory results from the Microbiology Section: -
Proteus mirabilis
● Which of the following is a nonmotile, non-spore-forming, obligate aerobe that often appears beaded
or unstained using Gram stain but forms stable mycolate complexes with arylmethane dyes? -
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
● What trematode eggs can only be found in fecal specimens? - Schistosoma mansoni
● In the Formal-Ether Sedimentation Technique, the top layer consists of: - Formalin
● What is the traditional diagnostic specimen to test for Chlamydia in males? - Urine
● The results of a blood smear from a capillary blood sample of a patient are as follows: What is the
most Ilkely organism identified? - Plasmodium falciparum
● Hansen bacillus - M.leprae
● OX-K - P.Mirabilis
● Buffered charcoal yeast extract agar - Legionella
● Intermediate host os faciola hepatica - AOTA
● Primary identification of microorganisms – Culture
All of the following are spiral shaped except?
- Clostidium botulidium
Having residual chlorine in drinking water indicates:
- Sufficient amount of chlorine was added initially to the water
Parasite acquired through inhalation:
- Enterobious vermicularis
Identify this parasite
- Sporocyst
What is the Pre-Analytical part of microbiology testing?
- Identify patient
Optimal timing for collecting E. Vermicularis
- Morning
How is parasitism is expressed when malaria parasiteis quantitated against Rbc.
- Parasite /ul of blood
What type of organiam is present if the growth on MAC agar appears pink?
- Lactose fermenters
A staining technique that utilizes heat to improve the staining of bacterial cell walls.
- Ziehl neelsen
A specimen collected from an intravascular catheter revealed the presence of gram-positive bacteria on
Gram stain. What is the most likely reason for this finding?
- S.aureus
Which of the following organisms does not involve the use of coagulase test?
- Streptococcus pyogenes
Westgard rule considered as warning rule: - 12s
Babes-Ernst granules are the metachromatic granules produced by. - C. diptheriae Mc. Farland standard
is equivalent to
- 5 x 10^9 CFU/ml
What is the characteristic odor of Proteus?
- Burnt chocolate odor
What is the most sensitive test for Chlamydia?
- NAAT
Happens during microorganism resistance EXCEPT: - ag-ab complex Best in monitoring malaria
- NAAT
The ff. are parasite:infective stage EXCEPT:
- Strongyloides stercoralis: Rhabditiform larva
Actinomyces are:
- Gram-negative bacilli, facultative anaerobe
Involves heating to destroy all types of microbes including spores
o Sterilization
Former term for Candida albicans is:
o Yeast
A gram (+) bacillus, catalase (+), spore forming causes black eschars lesions
o Bacillus anthracis
A gram (-) enteric, lactose fermenter, citrate (-) causes hemorrhagic colitis
o E. coli O157:H7
A gram (-) diplococci, superoxol (+), New York agar causes opthalmia neonatorum
o Neisseria gonorrhae
A Gram (-) curved rod, grows in TCBS, halophilic causes mild diarrhea through shellfish
o Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Gram (+) bacillus, spore forming, has enterotoxins causes antibiotic associated
pseudomembranous colitis
o Clostridium difficile
Gram (-) bacilli, oxidase & ONPG (-) causes cat scratch disease
o Bartonella henselae
A spirochete transmitted through body lice causes epidemic relapsing fever
o Borrelia recurrentis
In disc infusion method, the error manifested in old cultures (>24 hours)
o False sensitive
An example of DIFFERENTIAL agar
o Blood Agar
All cocci are gram (-) except:
o BOTH (M. catarrhalis, B. catarrhalis)
Proteins responsible for helical/ icosahedral structure
o Capsid
Another term for tinea pedis
o Athlete's foot
A systemic mycosis, KOH & India ink (+) in CSF, found in pigeon droppings
o Cryptococcus neoformans
Citrate Utilization test positive (+) color
o Blue (Green to blue)
A Gram (-) bacilli non lactose fermenter, MR (-) causes swimmer's ear
o Pseudomonas aeruginosa
A Gram (-) bacilli grows best @ 42°C, darting motility cause Guillain Barre Syndrome
o Campylobacter jejuni
A Gram (-) bacilli, mercury like colonies, that causes whooping cough
o Bordetella pertussis
A spirochete, tick borne causes Lyme disease
o Borrelia burgdorferi
Interpretation of disc diffusion method
o Zone of inhibition
An oval structure that makes the bacteria heat resistance
o Spore
A cotton, powdery fungi grows at room tempearture
o Mold
