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
Microorganisms that are capable of forming a thick wall aground themselves to survive in adverse conditions.
Endospores
TRUE OR FALSE: Anaerobic bacteria require oxygen.
False
What kind of bacteria thrives in COLD weather?
Psychrophiles
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
What kind of bacteria thrives in MODERATE temperature?
Mesophiles
What bacterial shape requires the acid fast (Ziehl-Neilson) stain?
Rod shaped (bacillus)
What are PRIONS? Abnormal forms of protein? Gram-positive bacillus? A type of virus? An acid fast microorganism?
Abnormal forms of protein.
____________ are a group of plant like organisms.
Fungi
PSEUDOMONAS is sometimes called what?
Water Bug
Microbiology is the study of ________
Microorganisms.
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: All organisms are harmful to humans.
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Angstrom is a unit measuring 1/25,000 of an inch or 1/1,000 of a millimeter.
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Protozoa use binary fission to reproduce.
False
This kind of bacteria REQUIRES oxygen.
Aerobic
Creutzfeld-Jakob disease is caused by what? A Virus? Bacteria? Protozoa? Prions?
Prions
This kind of microorganism is capable of causing disease.
Pathogen
TRUE OR FALSE: Micron is used to measure alkalinity or acidity.
False
It's the controlling unit of a cell that governs activity.
The nucleus.
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.
____________ bacteria have no outer membrane and will retain the purple stain, even if a decolorizer is used.
Gram-positive.
Which unit of measurement is used to measure bacteria? Inches? Millimeters? Micron? pH?
Micron
Sunlight is lethal to this stage of pathogens.
Vegetative stage.
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
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