VET 1211 Microbiology

Pathogenic bacteria exhibit __________ hemolysis on blood agar

What is the commonly used to grow bacteria in a lab?

Which test requires the use of a microscope slide with a concave area? 

A useful stain for the evaluation of fungal organisms is: 

Nutritive media

The culture media that is most often used for the growth of fungi and yeasts is: 

The preferred method for the testing for dermatophytes is to: 

An organism with growth that is enhanced in the presence of low oxygen tension is described as: 

The Streptococcus species:

The culture media that is most often used for the growth of fungi and yeasts is: 

BAP is used to grow this type of bacteria in particular

Nocardia and Actinomyces spp. are gram-positive bacteria that can be presumptively identified microscopically because

Kovac's reagent is used to determine whether bacteria produce __________. 

If the milk/reagent mixture in the California Mastitis Test thickens immediately, with some gel formation, the result is

Most pathogenic bacteria are: 

Transport media is used to keep microbes alive but do not encourage growth

The application of undiluted urine directly to the culture and sensitivity test plate is referred to as the: 

A type of culture media that contains additives that detect certain biochemical reactions of the bacteria is: 

The technique that is designed to isolate pure cultures of bacteria is the: 

MAC is selective and aifferential medica commonly used to assist in identifying bacteria

Culture specimens from Microsporum or Trichophyton should be collected from: 

A bacterial culture that is used for endospore staining should be approximately _____ hours old. 

An organism with growth that is inhibited in the absence of oxygen is described as: 

The mordant component for most Gram staining kits is: 

Gram staining of a fecal specimen is performed to

The counterstain component for most Gram staining kits is: 

To perform a bacterial culture on a solid specimen, such as a piece of tissue, it is best to first

An example of an area that is likely to contain a single organism is: 

The most common cause of diagnostic failure with microbiologic specimens is: 

The primary stain component for most Gram staining kits is: 

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing

A positive catalase test is indicated by the production of: 

The stain that is primarily used to detect Mycobacterium and Nocardia species is: 

Type of culture media that contains additives that allow certain microorganisms to grow while inhibiting the growth of

An organism with growth that requires high levels of carbon dioxide is described as: 

__________ samples can be collected aseptically during surgery, biopsy, or during necropsy.

Terms that describe the form of a colony on a plate include: 

MAC is selective for gram + Bacteria

The preferred culture media for performing the sensitivity test is

Fluorescent stains are primarily used for the identification of: 

The # of colony-forming units per culture of urine are considered significant when more than ___ units are present

The most important laboratory procedure for microbiologic diagnosis is:

The stain that is primarily used to detect spirochetes and rickettsiae is: 

Corynebacterium are bacteria that

Sterile abscesses:

Mycobacterial species are bacteria that are

Salmonella bacteria can infect the intestinal tract of

Bacterial samples from hollow organs are usually collected by: 

Inoculating the culture and sensitivity test plate with colonies from a pure culture is referred to as the ___ method

MAC is used to differentiate Staphyloccoccus aureus from others with this specific change

Opportunistic fungi

This type of agar is used for antimicrobial sensitivity testing

Bacteria can be arranged in a “Chinese Letter” pattern known as:

The largest group of potential pathogens and the most frequently isolated bacteria belong to the:

Acid-fast stains are used primarily for the identification of __________. 

Which media contain antibacterial substances thus, only allowing specific bacteria to grow?

A streptococcal colony with a clear zone of hemolysis on a blood agar plate is

Rod-shaped bacteria are described as: 

Which procedure involves the inoculation of living cells?

Agar slant tubes are usually inoculated with the: 

Most fungi are composed of structures called

MacConkey agar is an example of

Hydrogen peroxide is the reagent for the __________ test. 

A useful stain for the evaluation of fungal organisms is: 

Routine cultures are incubated for _____ hours before initial examination. 

The first step in collecting samples for dermatophyte testing is: 

Which media is recommended for culture and sensitivity testing? 

Candida are yeast that

Before shipping samples to an outside laboratory, samples should be

Which type of media allow bactera to differentiate into groups by biochemical reactions?

For best results, microbiology samples must be collected: 

Culture and sensitivity tests are evaluated by measuring the: 

What does MAC Stand for?

The purpose of the candle jar is to: 

Tubes are used to hold media that are

When Gram stain results are ambiguous, the __________ procedure is performed.