A Urinary Tract Infection Can Be Diagnosed If an Organism

question 8

Multiple Choice

A urinary tract infection can be diagnosed if an organism isolated from a CCMS specimen is found in pure culture and is present in a quantity greater than ________ per milliliter of urine.

• A) 10
• B) 100
• C) 10,000
• D) 100,000

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Definitions:

Promotor

A region of DNA that initiates transcription of a particular gene, crucial for regulating gene expression.

Genetic Code

The set of rules by which information encoded in genetic material (DNA or mRNA sequences) is translated into proteins by living cells.

Triplet Codes

Sequences of three nucleotides on DNA or RNA that code for specific amino acids, fundamental to the genetic code and protein synthesis.

Codon Sequences

Specific sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify particular amino acids during the translation process of protein synthesis.