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Which of the following is typically associated with tuberculosis?
 
  a. Mycobacterium c. Clostridium
  b. Pseudomonas d. Bordetella

Question 2

Bacteria that require oxygen for growth are typically known as:
 
  a. aerobes. c. anaerobes.
  b. airborne. d. autotrophs.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the organism responsible for pulmonary, spinal, and miliary tuber-culosis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Aerobes require oxygen for life. Airborne refers to the method of transmission of infectious dis-eases. Anaerobes can grow and live without oxygen, and autotrophs require simple inorganic nu-trients to sustain themselves.



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