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How do antimicrobial agents target specific microbial structures or functions?

267 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 11, 2024Microbiologyantimicrobial

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What is the significance of endotoxins and exotoxins in bacterial pathogenicity?

209 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 11, 2024Microbiologyendotoxins pathogenicity

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How does horizontal gene transfer contribute to microbial evolution?

282 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 11, 2024Microbiologygene transfer

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What role do probiotics play in maintaining gut microbiota?

207 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 11, 2024Microbiologygut microbiota

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How are biofilms formed, and why are they clinically significant?

239 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 11, 2024Microbiologybiofilms

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What is the mechanism of action of bacteriophages in bacterial infections?

266 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 11, 2024Microbiologybacteriophages

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How do viruses replicate within host cells?

291 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 11, 2024Microbiologyhost cells viruses

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What are the key stages of the bacterial growth curve?

194 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 11, 2024Microbiologybacterial growth curve

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How do gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria differ structurally?

235 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 11, 2024Microbiologygram staining

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What is the role of bacterial plasmids in antibiotic resistance?

280 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 11, 2024Microbiologyplasmids

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How does jaundice affect the liver?

291 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question September 4, 2024Microbiologybile pigments hepatology liver disease

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common method for viral cultivation in the lab?

233 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question September 4, 2024Microbiologyviral cultivation

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Ability of an organism to cause diseases

183 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologydisease

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Viral components

155 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologyviral components

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Pathogen with high level of antibiotics resistance

157 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologypathogens

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Bacterial growth medium

165 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologybacterial growth medium

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Primary function of bacterial pilli (fimbriae)

163 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologybacterial pilli

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Gram negative bacterium

184 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologybacteria

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Endospore in bacteria

164 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologyendospore

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Bacterial structures

172 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologybacterial structures

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Method to sterilization

151 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologysterilization

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What is a plasmid

187 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologyplasmids

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Antibiotics class that inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis

189 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologyantibiotics

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Aseptic techniques

152 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologyaseptic technique

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Characteristics of viruses

158 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologyvirus

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Which bacteria causes tuberculosis

172 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologybacterial diseases

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Identify bacteria in laboratory setting

213 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologybacteria

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Gram staining of bacteria

183 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologygram staining

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Type of bacteria

208 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologybacteria

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Bacterial cell wall function

203 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024MicrobiologyBacterial cell wall

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Primary energy source for most bacterias

462 viewsAyushi Asked question September 3, 2024Microbiologyenergy source

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Can elephantiasis affect both limbs and genitals?

181 viewsinstantknowledge Asked question September 2, 2024Microbiologydisease genitals limbs

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Which infection predisposes to bladder cancer?

324 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question September 2, 2024Microbiologybladder cancer infection microbiology

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How long does varicose vein surgery take?

271 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question September 1, 2024Microbiologyazygos vein hemiazygos vein vein Veins

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Can varicose veins be treated without surgery?

174 viewsaanya.bansal Asked question August 30, 2024Microbiologylevonorgestrel-releasing ovalocytosis polysacchharide skull Tachyphylaxis

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What is a cataract?

184 viewsaanya.bansal Asked question August 27, 2024MicrobiologyEyes

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Which of the following was not a kingdom in Linnaeus’s taxonomy?

358 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 27, 2024MicrobiologyLinnaeus's

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Which scientists proposed adding a Kingdom for protists?

337 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 27, 2024MicrobiologyKingdom for protists

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Who was the first to observe “animalcules” under the microscope?

353 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 27, 2024MicrobiologyAnimalcules

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If a human develops cysticercosis, by which means was the infection transmitted?

295 viewsGauri Answered question August 17, 2024Microbiologycysticercosis infection microbiology

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Which of the following is a test used to differentiate between Streptococcus pneumoniae ……….

423 viewsGauri Answered question August 17, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology viridans

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When a mycobacterium is described as a scotochromogen, this means that ……

362 viewsinstantknowledge Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology mycobacterium

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Which one of these workers was NOT responsible for any of the following……..

353 viewsAyushi Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologycholera microbiology

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All of the following are characteristics of dermatophytes except:

258 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologydermatophytes microbiology

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is able to ferment which of the following carbohydrates:

282 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologycarbohydrates microbiology

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Which species of Shigella is associated with the hemolytic-uremic syndrome?

268 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology species

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Which species of Shigella is most prominent in the US?

303 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology Shigella

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When does ‘winging’ of the scapula happen?

385 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology winging

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All of the following are characteristics of rapid growing mycobacteria except:

264 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology mycobacteria

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Which organelle is ABSENT from the procaryotic cell?

263 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology procaryotic cell

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Which one of these workers was NOT responsible for any of the following……….

260 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymedical microbiology

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Who proposed the “Clonal selection theory of acquired immunity “?

250 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024MicrobiologyClonal microbiology

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Which material is present in both fungi and mycoplasmas but absent from bacteria?

282 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology mycoplasmas

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Which component of the bacterial cell contains alternating units of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

298 viewsinstantknowledge Answered question August 15, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

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Which component of the bacterial cell wall is responsible for protection………

260 viewsinstantknowledge Answered question August 15, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology protection

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Which component of the bacterial cell wall is responsible for protection…………..

367 viewsAyushi Answered question August 15, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology protoplast

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Which cell wall component does NOT form part of the lipopolysaccharide………

351 viewsAyushi Answered question August 15, 2024Microbiologylipopolysaccharide microbiology

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Which organism forms an antiphagocytic capsule composedn of a polypeptide of D-glutamic acid?

259 viewsAyushi Answered question August 15, 2024Microbiologycomposedn microbiology

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Which organelle is ABSENT from all Gram-positive species of bacteria?

263 viewsAyushi Answered question August 15, 2024MicrobiologyABSENT microbiology

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Which has little or no ability to generate energy?

270 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologyenergy microbiology

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With what specific cytological event do you associate the synthesis of dipicolinic acid?

300 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologycytological microbiology

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Which technique allows enumeration of living bacteria in a liquid culture?

243 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologyenumeration microbiology

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Which is most closely associated with the stationary phase of growth?

262 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology stationary

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RNA testing in HCV infection can be used to:

254 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology testing

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Which is true of E. coli O157:H7?

258 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology true

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Trichomonas vaginalis is an example of which type of protozoa:

267 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology trichomonas

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Why won’t H. influenzae grow on sheep blood agar?

300 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologyagar microbiology

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Which property will NOT differentiate fungi from bacteria?

417 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologydifferentiate microbiology

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Which one is NOT true of bacterial capsules?

381 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologybacterial microbiology

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Which step comes FOURTH in the preparation of a Gram film?

252 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024MicrobiologyFOURTH microbiology

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Which one of the following would NOT be found in a pure bacterial culture?

296 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologyculture microbiology

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Which one is characteristic of the exponential (log) growth phase?

277 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologyexponential microbiology

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Which organism exerts its pathogenic effect by secretion of a potent………..

331 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology pathogenic

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Which factor inhibits the germination of tetanus spores in the tissues?

296 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology tetanus

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Which statement about the action of penicillin is FALSE?

243 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology penicillin

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Which one of the following constituents is ABSENT from……………….

253 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology mycobacteria

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Which one of the following is the active agent in bacterial transformation?

359 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologybacterial microbiology

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In bacterial transformation, how much of the donor genome is usually………………..

296 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologygenome microbiology

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What statement does NOT apply to bacterial plasmids?

261 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology plasmids

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Which one of the following shows if a clinical isolate of Corynebacterium diphtheriae is toxigenic?

310 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024MicrobiologyCorynebacterium microbiology

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Which one of the following when added to a culture of non-encapsulated…………..

286 viewsinstantknowledge Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology pneumococci

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For what reason is penicillin lethal to bacteria yet essentially non-toxic for mammalian cells?

276 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology penicillin

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Which one of the following is an example of lysogenic conversion?

280 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologylysogenic microbiology

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Which one of the properties listed here as a characteristic of bacterial exotoxins is FALSE?

309 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 13, 2024Microbiologyexotoxins microbiology

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Which description of tetanus toxin is FALSE?

278 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 13, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology tetanus

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Which property of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is thought to determine………

399 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 13, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology mycobacterium

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Which one of the following is an example of innate or natural immunity?

322 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 13, 2024Microbiologyinnate microbiology

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Which cell is an essential constituent of pus?

457 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 13, 2024Microbiologyconstituent microbiology

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Which one of the following does NOT relate to the nonspecific defence enzyme, lysozyme?

303 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 13, 2024Microbiologyenzyme microbiology

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What are the most common risk factors associated with different types of cancer?

285 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 13, 2024Microbiologybreast cancer cancer Tongue cancer

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Absence of which enzyme from most anaerobic bacteria accounts for………..

270 viewsIsha@2663 Answered question August 12, 2024Microbiologyanaerobic microbiology

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Which description applies specifically to Hfr cells?

262 viewsIsha@2663 Answered question August 12, 2024MicrobiologyHfr microbiology

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Which term BEST describes the clinical syndrome which is……………

250 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 12, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology syndrome

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Which microbial property does NOT interfere with the body’s attempt to localize infection?

280 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 12, 2024Microbiologylocalize microbiology

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Metastatic pyaemic abscesses occur MOST frequently as a complication………………

288 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 12, 2024MicrobiologyMetastatic microbiology

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Which one of the following does NOT contribute to nonspecific immunity?

327 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 12, 2024Microbiologyimmunity microbiology

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Which property attributed to IgM is FALSE?

294 viewsinstantknowledge Answered question August 9, 2024MicrobiologyFALSE microbiology

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In which of the following is bacteraemia LEAST likely to occur?

385 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 9, 2024MicrobiologyLEAST microbiology

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Can you explain the differences between benign and malignant tumors?

298 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 8, 2024Microbiologybreast cancer cancer Tongue cancer

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How do genetic mutations contribute to the development of cancer?

316 viewsaanya.bansal Answered question August 8, 2024Microbiologybreast cancer cancer Tongue cancer

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