Audio Qbank – HY USMLE Q #477 – Micro / Pharm

A 49-year-old man comes to the physician for a 2-week history of blood in his stool. He has history of intravenous drug use. A biopsy specimen is shown.

The organism most likely responsible for this patient’s condition, and the molecular target of its treatment, are best reflected by which of the following?

Broad-based budding; cell membrane
Broad-based budding; nucleic acid
DNA viral genome; cell membrane
DNA viral genome; nucleic acid
Narrow-based budding; cell membrane
Narrow-based budding; nucleic acid
RNA viral genome; cell membrane
RNA viral genome; nucleic acid
Spherules with endospores; cell membrane
Spherules with endospores; nucleic acid