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ASCP Microbiology Exam questions and answers 2024.
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ASCP Microbiology Exam questions and answers 2024.
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ASCP Microbiology Exam questionsand answers
Gram positive diplococcus.
Thrive best at high partial carbon dioxide pressure. Facultative anaerobe. Oxidase negative.
Catalase negative. In mucous membranes of humans and animals and upper digestive tract. - answer Gemella
Gram positive cocci often in chains.
Intrinsically resistant to vancomycin.
Catalase negative.
Are generally slime forming. Responsible for cabbage fermentation. - answer Leuconstoc
Protozoa.
Causes Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis. Enter through the nose and travels to the brain. Commonly found in warm fresh water.
Only species that infects humans.
Almost always results in death. - answer Naegleria fowleri
A genus of amoeba One of the most common single celled eukaryotes in soil
and frequently in fresh water. Has two forms - metabolically active trophozoite.
Dormant - stress resistant cyst.
Causes keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. - answer Acanthamoeba
Also known as the blood flukes. - answer Schistisoma
Blood fluke most commonly found in Africa, South America, West Indies and Porto Rico. Lives in the large intestines. Approximately 115-175 micrometers by 45-75 micrometers.
Lateral spine. - answer Schistisoma mansoni
Blood fluke most commonly found in Nile Vally, Mideast
and East Africa. Live in veins surrounding bladder. Approximately 110-170 micrometers by 40-70 micrometers. Terminal spine. - answer Schistisoma heamatobium
Blood fluke most commonly found in Far East Japan, China and Philippines. Lives in the small intestines. Approximately 60-95 micrometers by 40-60 micrometers. No spine. - answer Schistisoma japonicum.
A single stranded enveloped, negative sense RNA virus. In the Bunyaviridae family.
May become infected through contact with rodent urine, saliva or feces. Can cause fatal diseases such as hantavirus hemorrhagic
fever with renal syndrome. - answer Hantavirus
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