microbiology Mcqs
403. All of the following lab tests can be used to distinguish streptococcus mutans from other oral streptococci, except______________?
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A. Colony morphology on saliva agar

B. Production of intracellular and extracellular adherent polysacharide

C. Gram staining

D. Fermentation of mannitol and sorbital

404. Pathogenic treponemas can be maintained in________________?
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A. Chick embryos

B. Tissue culture

C. Rabbit testis only

D. Artificial media

405. Staphylococcal food poisoning includes the following features_______________?
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A. Common with dairy products

B. Heat labile enterotoxin

C. Incubation period of 24 hours

D. Requires immediate antibiotics

406. Bacteria with potent exotoxin is_______________?
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A. Shigella

B. Pseudomonas

C. Klebsiella

D. Clostridium tetani
409. Serum sickness syndrome is an example of________________?
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A. Angioneurotic edema

B. Systemic arthus reaction

C. Anaphylactic

D. Cell-mediated immunity

411. Leprosy bacilli can be grown in_________________?
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A. Testes of albino rats

B. Foot paid on nine branded armadilo

C. Testes of guinea pig

D. Tail of guinea pig

412. Borelia vincenti is a______________?
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A. Spirochaete

B. Mycoplasma

C. Chlamydia

D. Mycobacteria

413. Rickettsiae__________________?
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A. Respond to tetracycline therapy

B. Transmitted by arthropod vectors

C. All of the above

D. Multiply within living cell

415. Antigen used in Weil-Felix reaction______________?
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A. Staphylococcus

B. Proteus

C. Haemophilus

D. E.coli

416. Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus is due to ________________________?
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A. Pleomorphism

B. Penicillin analogue production

C. Lack of nucleic acid in the cell wall

D. Elaboration of an enzyme that destroy penicillin
418. Actinomycetes is______________?
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A. Gram positive bacteria

B. Fungus

C. A yeast like form

D. Gram negative bacteria

419. Loss of capsule in bacteria is generally associated with______________?
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A. increase in invasiveness

B. Decease in virulence

C. Inability to spread through tissue

D. Loss of infectivity

420. Staphylococcus does not causes_______________?
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A. Abscess

B. Scarlet fever

C. Osteomyelitis

D. Pneumonia

421. Toxic shock syndrome is due to the following virulence factor_____________?
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A. Carbohydrate cell wall

B. Pyrogenic exotoxin

C. M protein

D. Streptolysin 0

422. Signs of tyhoid fever is/are_____________________?
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A. Haemorrhage

B. All of the above

C. perforation

D. Osteomyelitis

424. Each of the following can cause food poisoning except________________?
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A. Cl. welchii

B. Cl. difficile

C. Cl. botulinum

D. Staphylococcus

425. IL-1 is produced by_________________?
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A. Helper B cells

B. Helper T cells

C. Monocytes

D. Macrophages
427. Operation theatres are sterilized by_____________?
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A. ETO gas

B. Carbolic acid spraying

C. Washing with soap and water

D. Formaldehyde fumigation
428. Organ of locomotion in bacteria is________________?
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A. Fimbria

B. Cell wall

C. Flagella

D. Capsule

429. Which of the following are correctly matched ?
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A. Antigenic stimulus given by vaccine (polio) is artificial active immunity

B. All of the above

C. Injection of antibodies (Hepatitis) is artificially acquired passive immunity

D. Transfer of antibody from mother to child is through colostrum and acquired passive immunity naturally

430. All of the following organisms are known to survive intracellularly except_____________?
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A. Legionella pneumophila

B. Salmonella typhi

C. Neisseria meningitides

D. Streptococcus pyogenes
432. Bacteria acquire characteristics by all of the following except___________________?
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A. Through bacteriophages

B. through conjugation

C. Incorporating part of host DNA

D. Though plasmids

433. Bacterial species which is protective or beneficial to the host is_______________?
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A. Treponema denticola

B. Spirochetes

C. Streptococcus sanguis

D. Porphyromonas gingivalis

434. All are true about bordetella pertussis except______________?
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A. It may occur in children and young adult after vaccination

B. Bacteria culture from nasopharyngeal swab is the definitive diagnosis

C. Most common cause is B. Petrussis

D. Presence of antibodies in serum in diagnostic of the disease
436. Chlamydia causes all of the following except________________?
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A. Parotitis

B. Pneumonia

C. Trachoma

D. Non-gonococcal urethritis

437. A protoplast is best characterized as a bacterial cell______________?
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A. Free of a cell wall and a capsule

B. Uniquely sensitive to penicillin

C. with a cell wall but free of a capsule

D. containing a cell wall and a capsule

439. Grape bunch shaped colonies are seen in______________?
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A. E.coli

B. Gonococci

C. Staphylococcus

D. Streptococcus

440. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is best demonstrated by_________________?
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A. Ziehl-Neelsen stain

B. H & E stain

C. Grams stain

D. PAS stain

441. Bacteria reproduce mainly by______________?
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A. Sporing

B. Budding

C. Binary fission

D. Bacterial components produced by host cells

443. Cleavage of IgG molecule by Papin gives rise to:One Fc fragment and two Fab fragments_______________?
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A. Two Fc fragment and one Fab fragment

B. One Fc fragment and two Fab fragments

C. Two Fc fragments and two Fab fragments

D. One Fc fragment and four Fab fragments

444. Inactivated microorganisms are used in the manufacture of which of the following________________?
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A. Sabins oral vaccine

B. All of the above

C. Tetanus toxoid

D. Salk vaccine
445. One of the following statement about statements about sterilization is not true_______________?
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A. Flash pasteurization of milk ? 72 C for 15 seconds, followed quickly by rapid cooling to 13C for lower

B. Liquid paraffin ? Dry heat

C. Glass syringes ? Boiling at 169C for 60 min

D. Vaccines ? Ethylene oxide
447. Secretory piece of IgA is synthesized in______________?
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A. Lymph nodes

B. Mucosal epithelium

C. B-cells

D. T-cells

448. Example of immune complex hyper-sensitivity reaction is______________?
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A. Transfusion reaction

B. Serum sickness

C. Atopic allergy

D. Contact dermatitis

449. Bacterial spores are destroyed by_______________?
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A. Disinfection by hypochlorite solution

B. Boiling at 100C

C. Autoclave

D. Pasteurisation

450. Streptococcus is classified based on__________________?
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A. Bile Solubility

B. Cultural characteristics

C. M Protein

D. Cell wall carbohydrate