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Pex 12 01
Pex 12 01
2. Chlamydia trachomatis is
You correctly answered: c. a bacterium that reproduces inside its host cell.
3. The infectious form of Chlamydia that is spread from person to person is the You
correctly answered: d. elementary body that stains green in this activity
4. The goal of the direct fluorescent antibody test is to test for the presence of You
correctly answered: c. antigen.
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Experiment Results
Stop & Think Questions:
The source of the patient samples is
You correctly answered: c. epithelial scrapings
What is the name for the specific part of the antigen that the antibody binds to?
You correctly answered: b. epitope
Count the number of elementary bodies you see through the microscope (recall that elementary bodies stain green), enter
the number of elementary bodies in the field below, and then click Submit to display your results in the grid. After you click
Submit, the slide will automatically be placed in the biohazardous waste disposal.
You answered: 0 elementary bodies
Count the number of elementary bodies you see through the microscope (recall that elementary bodies stain green), enter
the number of elementary bodies in the field below, and then click Submit to display your results in the grid. After you click
Submit, the slide will automatically be placed in the biohazardous waste disposal.
You answered: 15 elementary bodies
Count the number of elementary bodies you see through the microscope (recall that elementary bodies stain green), enter
the number of elementary bodies in the field below, and then click Submit to display your results in the grid. After you click
Submit, the slide will automatically be placed in the biohazardous waste disposal.
You answered: 1 elementary bodies
18. Drag the next slide (positive control) to the fluorescent microscope.
Count the number of elementary bodies you see through the microscope (recall that elementary bodies stain green), enter
the number of elementary bodies in the field below, and then click Submit to display your results in the grid. After you click
Submit, the slide will automatically be placed in the biohazardous waste disposal.
You answered: 19 elementary bodies
19. Drag the last slide (negative control) to the fluorescent microscope.
Count the number of elementary bodies you see through the microscope (recall that elementary bodies stain green), enter
the number of elementary bodies in the field below, and then click Submit to display your results in the grid. After you click
Submit, the slide will automatically be placed in the biohazardous waste disposal.
You answered: 0 elementary bodies
Experiment Data:
1. In the serology test just performed, the fluorescence is found on the You
correctly answered: c. antibody
2. What would most likely happen if you forgot to fix the samples to the slide?
You correctly answered: a. They would all test negative because the washing steps would remove the samples.
3. Which sample showed some residual nonspecific binding after the washing steps? You
correctly answered: c. patient C
4. How would the results be affected if a negative control gave a positive result?
Your answer:
Esto seria un falso positivo que invalidaria todos los dems resultados.