MicrobioFinal3

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Cocci divide in ____planes

one, two, randomly

The primary difference between Domain Archaea and Domain Bacteria is

Archaea lack peptidoglycan

Endospores are produced by

Bacillus sp. and Clostridium sp.

Archaea are known to be pathogenic

False

The process of schizogeny refers to

Undergoing multiple fission producing many progeny

Yeasts

are unicellular

A fungi with crosswalls separating cells in hyphae is called

Septate

Viruses do NOT

always contain DNA

A virion refers to

a coat, core and envelope

Prions

Infectious pieces of protein

A virus ability to infect an animal cell depends primarily on

type of viral nucleic acid

Vector

An organism that transfers a parasite to a host

Definitive host

Host where parasite reproduces sexually

An arthropod that transmits a parasite fro one host to another while it does not take part in the life cycle describes a

reservoir

Which of the following is NOT a stage of viral replication

exit

A commensal microbe

can be part of the normal flora in the human body

When an established infection fails to produce symptoms it is called a

subclinical infection

Endotoxins

are found only in gram negative bacteria

Leukocidins DO NOT

break down the glue like substance

A roach carries microorganisms from garbage to food that humans will ingest is an example of

Mechanical Vector

A pregnant HIV positive woman transmits the virus to her fetus. This is an example of

Vertical transmission

The most frequent patient body site for nosocomial infections is

Urinary tract

Number of new cases of a disease in a given area during a given period of time

Incidence

Influenza is found in high numbers in several countries world wife. This is considered a

pandemic

An oily substance that lowers the pH of the skin's surface to about pH 4 an is inhibitory to bacteria is

sebum

Which of the following is true about interferon

It is produced by viral infected cells

Viruses cannot contain

both RNA and DNA

Viral specifity does not take ________ into account

The nature of the viral genome

What is the most significant reason why fungi are NOT in the Kingdom Plantae ?

Fungi can be dimorphic