Microbiology Mcqs

Malignant pustule is referred to_________________?

(A) Facio-cervical actinomycosis

(B) Cutaneous anthrax

(C) Infected squamous cell carcinoma

(D) None of the above

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The urine sample of a patient has been sent to the laboratory to look for Leptospira. The specimen is to be screened by use of the__________________?

(A) Scanning microscope

(B) Inverted microscope

(C) Dark ground microscope

(D) Electron microscope

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On a stained slide, clostridium tetani has the appearance of a__________________?

(A) Bunch of a

(B) Chain of beads

(C) Drum stick

(D) Safely pin

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In initial stages of tyhoid, salmonella can be detected in________________?

(A) Feacus

(B) Urine

(C) Blood

(D) All of the above

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Signs of tyhoid fever is/are_____________________?

(A) Haemorrhage

(B) perforation

(C) Osteomyelitis

(D) All of the above

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The structure in involved in bacterial attachment to cell surface is_______________?

(A) Capsule

(B) Fimbria

(C) Flagella

(D) None of the above

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The following are applicable to bacterial genoms except________________?

(A) It is composed of DNA

(B) It doe not contain histones

(C) It is circular

(D) Its DNA has both introns and extrons

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Each of the following can cause food poisoning except________________?

(A) Cl. difficile

(B) Staphylococcus

(C) Cl. welchii

(D) Cl. botulinum

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The bacterial cell wall has all of the following properties except______________?

(A) It consists of a mixed polymer called peptidoglycon

(B) It is the structure principally responsible for the reaction of gram staining

(C) It is a unique flexible plastic structure

(D) It contains D-isomers of amino acids

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