Microbiology
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100

The following is used to differentiate some enteric pathogens that do not ferment lactose or do so slowly from lactose-fermenting species.

 What is Fermentation of lactose?

100

This gene is known as “the guardian of the genome.”

What is p53?

100

Initiation of antigen receptor gene rearrangement occurs at which of the following stages of lymphocyte maturation.


What are pro-lymphocytes?

100

The esophagus opens out into this part of the stomach.


What is the cardia?

200

This does not produce a capsule, so infections with this organism do not spread beyond the confines of the intestine.

           

 What is V. cholerae O1?

200

Quiescent cells dominate this phase of the cell cycle.

What is G0?

200

A nuclear hormone binds to a receptor that most likely affects the following:


What is Gene expression?

200

This is the nerve that provides motor innervation to the intrinsic laryngeal muscles.


What is the recurrent laryngeal nerve?

300

This genus originally consisted of a large heterogeneous collection of non-fermentative bacteria that were grouped together because of their morphologic similarity.

           

 What is Pseudomonas?

300

This syndrome is characterized by a defect in fibrillin synthesis.

What is Marfan syndrome?

300

The following pathway is initiated by Enzymes that mediate the exchange of GTP for GDP on small G proteins such as Ras and Rac:


What is MAPK?

300

 This is the common point of origin for the majority of muscles in the posterior compartment of the forearm.


What is the lateral epicondyle?

400

This is the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in both developed and developing countries, with C. jejuni responsible for most infections and C. coli associated with a minority of cases of Campylobacter gastroenteritis in the United States (more commonly observed in developing countries).

            

What is Campylobacter?

400

The tensile strength of collagen requires this enzyme.

What is lysl hydroxylase?

400

 Selection of cells that express pre-antigen receptors occurs at which of the following stages of lymphocyte maturation?


What is pre-lymphocyte?

400

This blood vessel gives rise to the right vertebral artery


What is the right subclavian artery?

500

As with many groups of bacteria studied in recent years, analysis of the following has led to reorganization of the genus Bartonella.

           

 What is the 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene?

500

This type of necrosis is associated with acute pancreatitis.

What is fat necrosis?

500

The diversity of the antibody and TCR repertoires is generated by the combinatorial associations of multiple germline gene segments known as:


What is VDJ?

500

The only category of joints that anchors a tooth into the socket.

What is a gomphosis?