Microbiology Demystified

(Nandana) #1

  1. Archaea that do not have cell walls are called
    (a) methanogenic archaea
    (b) cell wall–less Archaea
    (c) sulfate reducers
    (d) extreme halophiles

  2. “Aerobic/microaerophilic” is a designation for bacteria that require small
    amounts of oxygen to grow.
    (a) True
    (b) False

  3. Rod-shaped bacteria with flagella at both ends of the rod, which give the
    bacteria mobility, are called
    (a) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    (b) Legionella pneumophilia
    (c) pseudomonads
    (d) Legionella micdadei

  4. The bacteria that infects lungs and causes a strain of pneumonia com-
    monly called Pittsburgh pneumonia is known as
    (a) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    (b) Legionella pneumophilia
    (c) pseudomonads
    (d) Legionella micdadei

  5. A pathogenic bacterium that infects the urinary tract and wounds in
    humans is called
    (a) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    (b) Legionella pneumophilia
    (c) pseudomonads
    (d) Legionella micdadei

  6. This bacterium, discovered in 1976, infected and killed members of the
    American Legion at their convention in Philadelphia.
    (a) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    (b) Legionella pneumophilia
    (c) pseudomonads
    (d) Legionella micdadei


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