What kind of bacteria thrives in MODERATE temperature?
Mesophiles
What are PRIONS? Abnormal forms of protein? Gram-positive bacillus? A type of virus? An acid fast microorganism?
Abnormal forms of protein.
All instruments are to be cleaned following the manufacturer's instructions and the facility's cleaning procedures EXCEPT those contaminated with this kind of microorganism.
Prions
TRUE OR FALSE: When cleaning prion contaminated instruments, no special cleaning procedures are required. Only follow standard cleaning protocols and the manufacturer's IFU.
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Protozoa use binary fission to reproduce.
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Angstrom is a unit measuring 1/25,000 of an inch or 1/1,000 of a millimeter.
False
What are the special cleaning requirements when cleaning items contaminated with PSEUDOMONAS?
There are no special cleaning requirements for items contaminated with PSEUDOMONAS.
TRUE OR FALSE: Anaerobic bacteria require oxygen.
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Micron is used to measure alkalinity or acidity.
False
This kind of microorganism is capable of causing disease.
Pathogen
____________ bacteria have no outer membrane and will retain the purple stain, even if a decolorizer is used.
Gram-positive.
Sunlight is lethal to this stage of pathogens.
Vegetative stage.
TRUE OR FALSE: All organisms are harmful to humans.
False
Which unit of measurement is used to measure bacteria? Inches? Millimeters? Micron? pH?
Micron
Microorganisms that are capable of forming a thick wall aground themselves to survive in adverse conditions.
Endospores
Creutzfeld-Jakob disease is caused by what? A Virus? Bacteria? Protozoa? Prions?
Prions
What bacterial shape requires the acid fast (Ziehl-Neilson) stain?
Rod shaped (bacillus)
PSEUDOMONAS is sometimes called what?
Water Bug
It's the controlling unit of a cell that governs activity.
The nucleus.
This microorganism turns dead organic matter into usable substances, has a symbiotic relationship to other organisms and is parasitic or pathogenic to plants or animals.
Fungi
Which method of transportation do viruses use to move? Droplets? Direct contact? Airborne method? Or do viruses have no means of movement on their own?
Viruses have no mean of movement on their own.
Microbiology is the study of ________
Microorganisms.
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