Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions

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Which of the following statements about Legionella pneumophila is false?

  • it is rapid growing organism on routine laboratory media (correct)
  • risk factors for infection include advanced age and smoking
  • erythromycin is the drug of choice for treatment
  • is water-borne organism transmitted by inhalation

Which of the following statements about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is incorrect?

  • the agent grows in macrophages (correct)
  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by _Rickettsia rickettsii_
  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is transmitted by hard-bodied ticks
  • the agent grows in endothelial cells lining blood vessels

Which characteristic is not associated with the genus Corynebacterium?

  • bacilli and arranged in V, L & W form
  • spore forming (correct)
  • non motile
  • all of the above

Which statement about mycobacterial cell-wall is incorrect?

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Which mode of transmission is associated with Legionella pneumophila?

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What is the drug of choice for treating Legionella pneumophila infection?

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Study Notes

Legionella pneumophila

  • Legionella pneumophila is a water-borne organism transmitted by inhalation
  • Erythromycin is the drug of choice for treatment
  • Risk factors for infection include advanced age and smoking
  • It is not a rapid-growing organism on routine laboratory media

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

  • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii
  • It is transmitted by hard-bodied ticks
  • The agent grows in endothelial cells lining blood vessels
  • It does not grow in macrophages

Genus Corynebacterium

  • Genus Corynebacterium includes bacilli arranged in V, L & W forms
  • They are non-motile
  • They do not form spores

Mycobacterial Cell-Wall

  • Trehalose 6-6' dimycolyl esters correlate with virulence
  • Mycolic acid is responsible for acid-fastness
  • There is no mention of necrosis or molecules as characteristics of mycobacterial cell-wall

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