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Clostridium perfringes, under ideal growth conditions, can have a generation time as short as?

A

7 minutes

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What food borne illness is most commonly associated with improperly home canned vegetables?

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Clostridium botulinum

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Which of the following foodborne pathogens causes illness as a result of infection?

a. Bacillus cereus emetic type
b. Clostridium botulinum
c. Clostridium perfringens
d. Staphylococcus aureus

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Clostridium perfringens

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Toxin produced by which of the following is heat and trypsin stable?

a. Clostridium perfringens
b. Bacillus cereus emetic type
c. Bacillus cereus diarrheal type
d. Clostridium botulinum Type E

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b. Bacillus cereus emetic type

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The protein toxin crystal of B. thuringiensis is toxic to?

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insects

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This type of B. cereus gastroenteritis is very “Clostridium perfringens”like.

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diarrheal type

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What food product formerly(and somewhat still) had a close association with the emetic type of B. cereus gastroenteritis?

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fried rice

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Clostridium prefringens was formerly known as:

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Clostridium welchii

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What is the primary symptom of Clostridium perfringens?

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diarrhea

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Of Clostridium botulinum, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, and Vibrio spp., which causes the greatest number of estimated annual food borne illness in the US?

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Clostridium perfringens

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Ultimately, victims o C. botulinium food borne illness die from:

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suffocation

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One kilogram of C. bot toxin would be sufficient to kill what maximum number of people?

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the population of the world

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The heavy chain of C. bot toxin has what function?

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binds to nerve cell

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This uneviscerated, ethnic food product has been responsible for numerous cases of botulism in the US and world-wide.

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Kapchunka

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Infant botulism is caused by:

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infants consuming bot spores

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Infant botulism is treated by administrating?

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botulism immune globulin

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Bacillus thuringiensis is differentiated from B. cereus by what specific feature?

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production of a parasporal crystal

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Clostridium botulinum was discovered by?

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Emile van Ermengem

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In 1895, individuals from what common group were the first to be “diagnosed” with illness from Clostridium botulinium?

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musicians

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Of the 7 types of C. bot, how many of the types produce illness in humans?

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4

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Which of the 7 types of C. bot is the most deadly to humans?

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Type A

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Which of the following proteolytic types of C. botulinum is psychrotrophic?

a. Type A
b. Type B
c. Type C
d. Type D
e. none of them

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e. none of them

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What is unique about food borne illness caused by C. botulinum?

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it is neurotoxigenic

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The first documented outbreak of listeriosis was associated with what food?

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cole slaw

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Which food borne pathogenic species of Shigella causes the most severe illness?
S. dysenteriae
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Victims of foodborne illness from Shigella, as well as some other food borne bacteria, who manifest human leukocyte antigen, B27, are predisposed to what sequela?
reactive arthritis
27
16% of foodborne disease outbreaks on cruise ships are caused by this pathogen.
Shigella
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Infection from E. coli O157:H7 has been historically, primarily most commonly associated with consumption of what food?
ground beef
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This sequela to STEC infections can result in renal failure.
HUS
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Enterotoxigenic E. coli causes watery diarrhea and is sometimes nicknamed:
Montezuma's Revenge
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a sequela of STEC infection that primarily affects:
the elderly
32
This food borne pathogen is an intracellular parasite
Listeria monoctyogenes
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Six year old Lauren Rodolph died after eating fast food contaminated with what food borne pathogen?
E. coli O157:H7
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In the human intestinal tract, Listeria moncytogenes moves from cell to cell by means of:
actin propulsion
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Intimin is a product of:
eae gene of E. coli O157:H7
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An increase in fluid in the intestinal limen, followed by watery diarrhea is cased by:
increased cyclic adenosine monophosphate in the intestinal villi
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Which pathotype of E. coli does not produce a toxin and is invasive?
EIEC
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EHEC is MUG-negative because it
does not produce B-glucuronidase
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The ability of E. coli O157:H7 shiva-toxin targets kidney cells because of
the presence of Gb3 receptors
40
Stx represents:
Shiga toxin
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Hemolytic activity of L. monoctyogenes can be enhanced by what?
Christie, Atkins, Munch-Peterson test
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A multi-state outbreak of listeriosis in 2011 was associated with what from a single farm from Colorado?
cantaloupe
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What organism is used in the CAMP test to enhance hemolysis of weekly hemolytic organisms?
Staphylococcus aureus
44
E. coli was discovered by:
Theodor Escherich
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For stereotyping enterofhemorrhagic E. coli, NM represents?
non motile
46
The normal habitat for E. coli O157:H7 is:
GI tract of mammals
47
"Traveler's diarrhea" is caused by:
enterotoxigenic E. coli
48
How many species of Salmonella are recognized?
2
49
This server of Salmonella is recognized as the most heat resistant.
Senftenberg
50
This milk-borne outbreak of salmonellaosis in the Chicago area resulted in over 16000 confirmed cases was attributed to what?
a faulty flow diversion valve
51
A 1989 outbreak of salmonellosis associated with cantaloupe from Mexico resulted from contaminated melons from:
hauling melons in a truck previously used to haul pigs
52
Concerns about the ability of Salmonella to develop increased heat resistance developed from several recent salmonellosis outbreaks associated with what low moisture food?
peanut butter
53
Symptoms of infection with this food borne pathogen include pseudo-appendicities, which has resulted in numerous, unnecessary appendectomies.
Yersinia enterocolitica
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In addition to reactive arthritis, infection from Campylobacter jejune can lead to this other, very serious sequel:
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
55
Bubonic plague is caused by infection from what pathogen?
Yersina pestis
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Salmonella was discovered by whom?
Daniel Salmon
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The discoverer of Salmonella earned the first degree in what field award in the USA?
veterinary medicine
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Which of the following food borne pathogens is a spore former? a. Salmonella Typhimurium b. Yersina enterocolitica c. Campylobacter jejuni d. Vibrio cholerae e. none of the above
e. none of the above
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This 2002 outbreak of yersiniosis in Chicago affected nine infants who either ate or were exposed to what?
chitterlings
60
This species of Vibrio actually causes more confirmed cases of illness in the US than the CDC estimates!
V. vulnifcus
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In 2010, an epidemic of V. cholerae caused over 1/2 million estimated illnesses and at least 7000 deaths in what country?
Haiti
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Illness caused by this organism, to date, has only affected infants.
Cronobacter sakazakii
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This food borne pathogen is an obligate microaerophile, requiring 3-5% O, 2-10% CO2 for growth.
Campylobacter jejuni
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The english physician in #10 above demonstrated the source of the cholera epidemic by doing what?
removing the handle from a water pump
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THis English physician determined the cause of what is now known to have been an epidemic of cholera in the late 1800s.
John Snow
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Camplyobacter jejuni is most commonly associated with what food?
chicken
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This Gram negative food borne pathogen was originally called Vibrio fetus?
Campylobacter jejuni
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This foodborne pathogen is not only salt tolerant, it requires 1% NaCl for growth.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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This species of Vibrio causes food borne illness as well as necrotzing fascitis.
V. vulnifcus
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What test uses freshly drawn human blood to determine virulence of strains of Vibrio paraemolyticus?
Kanagawa reaction
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This biotype of Vibrio cholera is currently the most significant and has a significantly lower infectious dose.
El Tor
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Infection with Vibrio cholera can cause profuse, watery diarrhea of up to 1L/hour, which is often referred to as:
rice water stool

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