Microbiology Mcqs

Lancefields classification of B hemolytic streptococcus is based on______________?

(A) M Protein

(B) Polysaccharide C antigen

(C) Type of lipid in cell membrane

(D) Physiological properties

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Chlamydia causes all of the following except________________?

(A) Trachoma

(B) Non-gonococcal urethritis

(C) Pneumonia

(D) Parotitis

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All of the following organisms are known to survive intracellularly except_____________?

(A) Neisseria meningitides

(B) Salmonella typhi

(C) Streptococcus pyogenes

(D) Legionella pneumophila

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Bacteria acquire characteristics by all the following except_______________?

(A) Through plasmids

(B) Incorporating part of host DNA

(C) Through bacteriophages

(D) Through conjugation

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Borrelia vincenti is always associated with______________?

(A) Spirochaetes

(B) Fusiform bacilli

(C) Treponema vincenti

(D) None of the above

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Negative staining is used to demonstrate________________?

(A) Bacterial spore

(B) Bacterial Flagella

(C) Bacterial capsule

(D) Bacterial fimbriae

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The most common pathogens responsible for nosocomial pneumonias in the ICU are______________?

(A) Gram positive organisms

(B) Gram negative organisms

(C) Mycoplasma

(D) Virus infections

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Test for differentiating virulent form non-virulent tubercular bacilli_____________?

(A) Aryl sulphatase test

(B) Niacin test

(C) Neutral red test

(D) Catalase peroxidase test

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Cough plate method is used to identify________________?

(A) Y. pestis

(B) Pertussis

(C) Mycoplasma

(D) M-Tuberculosis

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cAMP reaction is shown by which streptococci ?

(A) Group A

(B) Group B

(C) Group C

(D) Group D

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