Microbiology Mcqs

Which is false about Wucheraria bancrofti_________________?

(A) Causes filariasis

(B) Body is slender and long

(C) Terminal nuclei absent

(D) Man and anapheles mosquito are hosts

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Leishmania is cultured in ________________ media?

(A) Chocolate agar

(B) NNN

(C) Tellurite

(D) Sabourauds

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Rapid evaluation of fungal hyphae/spores can be achieved with_______________?

(A) Grocott Gomori Methenamine silver

(B) Hematoxylin and Eosin

(C) KOH wet mount

(D) Peri-iodic Acid Schiff

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Common name for Trichuris trichura________________?

(A) Round worm

(B) Whip worm

(C) Tape worm

(D) Seat woman

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The following statement is true regarding fungal infection__________________?

(A) Dermatophyte infection are exclusively man to animal

(B) Rhinosporidium causes deep infection in man

(C) albicans is not pathogenic to lab animals

(D) Candida infection is usually endogenous

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Methods for the diagnosis of superficial fungal infection________________?

(A) Microscopic examination of skin scrapings

(B) KOH staining

(C) Wood light examination

(D) All of the above

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Aflatoxins are produced by________________?

(A) Aspergillus niger

(B) Aspergillus fumigatus

(C) Aspergillus flavus

(D) All of the above

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A sporangium contains_______________?

(A) Spherules

(B) porangiospores

(C) Chlamydospores

(D) Oidia

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Pseudohphae are seen in____________?

(A) Alternaria

(B) Aspergillus

(C) Osporium

(D) Candida albicans

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Candida is most often implicated in causation___________________?

(A) Conjunctivitis

(B) Tenea capitis

(C) Desert rheumatism

(D) Thrush

Submitted By: Ali Uppal