Practise ACVM Board Examination with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
American College of Veterinary Microbiologists · Issuer-hosted Procedure for Certification, including Exam Blueprints updated January 2023. No separate effective date is stated. The workbook's Diplomate label maps to the ACVM Board Examination and resulting specialty certification. Applicability of any subsequent revisions to the 2026 examination could not be confirmed.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- ACVM Procedure for Certification
- Human Brucella canis Infections Diagnosed by Blood Culture
- Clinical Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Botulism, 2021
- CDC Pink Book: Tetanus
- CLSI VET02: Veterinary Breakpoints and Interpretive Categories
- CLSI VET01S: Performance Standards for Bacteria Isolated From Animals
- Blastomyces Urine Antigen Testing for Active Case Identification During a Blastomycosis Outbreak
- Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center: Culture Specimen Handling
- Laboratory Testing for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- ICTV Ninth Report: Orthomyxoviridae
- ICTV Report: Rhabdoviridae
- USDA APHIS: BVD Infobrief
- WOAH Terrestrial Manual: Foot and Mouth Disease, 2022
- WOAH Terrestrial Manual: Validation of Diagnostic Assays, 2023
- USDA APHIS: Chronic Wasting Disease Specifics
- A Missense Mutation in ITGB2 Causes Canine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
- Equine Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: V(D)J Recombination and DNA-dependent Protein Kinase
- Immune Responses in CD40-deficient Mice
- Normal Development of Mice Deficient in Beta-2 Microglobulin, MHC Class I Proteins and CD8 T Cells: Original Abstract Reproduced in MouseMine
- Passive Transfer of IgE-mediated Cutaneous Reactivity in Heterologous Species
- WSAVA Guidelines for the Vaccination of Dogs and Cats, 2024
- CDC DPDx: Toxoplasmosis
- CDC DPDx: Echinococcosis
- CDC DPDx: Cryptosporidiosis
- CDC DPDx: Toxocariasis
- FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual Chapter 12: Staphylococcus aureus, March 2016
- Mechanism of the Intracellular Killing and Modulation of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes in THP-1 Macrophages Activated by Gamma Interferon
- BOVIGAM 2G TB Kit Instructions for Use, Revision C, 21 March 2025
- FDA's Public Meeting on Antiparasitic Drug Use and Resistance in Ruminants and Equines: An Overview
ACVM Board Examination
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A dog has culture-confirmed Brucella canis infection. Serum samples collected six weeks apart react strongly in a B. canis rough-antigen antibody assay but remain negative in a smooth Brucella abortus antigen assay, including at validated serial dilutions. Assay controls are acceptable. Which explanation best fits these findings?
ACVM Board Examination
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Bacteriology/Mycology
b.1 — Bacterial pathogenesis: toxin localization
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