Which of theses statements about bacterial conjugation is FALSE, regarding the transfer of resistance plasmids?

Investigators have shown that when one member of a household chronically takes an antibiotic to treat acne, the concentration of antibiotic resistant bacteria on the skin of other family members increases. This would occur because:

An antibiotic susceptibility test shows the following results after incubation: If color represents growth, what is the MIC in this example?

Which statement accurately reflects energy production in bacteria?

Scenario: The rose bushes in your garden have flat brown spots on their leaves that you suspect are due to an infection by Rosilla freckulus. Using knowledge of Koch’s Postulates, place the steps in the correct order to prove you are right!1. Grow Rosilla freckulus in pure culture 2. Isolate Rosilla freckulus from all the diseased bushes 3. Reisolate Rosilla freckulus in pure culture 4. Reproduce the disease in the new hosts 5. Isolate the organism from undiseased rose bushes 6. Inoculate undiseased rose bushes with Rosilla freckulus

Which mechanism can slow the development of resistant organisms, like MRSA?

Beta lactamase is an enzyme which breaks down:

Match each organism to the most likely method of transmission:

Jane was admitted to the hospital for minor surgery. During the course of her prolonged stay, she developed pneumonia with fever and a productive cough. This infection was considered ______________. 

Case Study 3: Answer the following questions based upon the following clinical microbiology report: DATE: 10/25/2008  21:22:13                                          bioMerieux Vitek 2 Lab Report PATIENT NAME: HARRIET MORGAN PATIENT ID00000000 SEX: F DOB: 01/01/1931 AGE: 81Y ROUTINE CULTURE  SPECIMEN: URINE  COLONY COUNT= >100,000 CFU/ML  ISOLATE: STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS  SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST DRUG MIC(mcg/ml) INTERPRETATION ROUTE/DOSAGE AMPICILLIN  >=16 R PO/IV250-500MGQ6H CIPROFLOXACIN >=4 R IM/IV0.5-1.0GMQ8H ERYTHROMYCIN >=8 R PO250-500MGQ6H GENTAMICIN =8 R PO400MGQ12H PENICILLIN G >=16 R IV2.0-3.0GMQ4-6H RIFAMPIN