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How do antimicrobial agents target specific microbial structures or functions?
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What is the significance of endotoxins and exotoxins in bacterial pathogenicity?
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How does horizontal gene transfer contribute to microbial evolution?
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What role do probiotics play in maintaining gut microbiota?
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How are biofilms formed, and why are they clinically significant?
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What is the mechanism of action of bacteriophages in bacterial infections?
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How do viruses replicate within host cells?
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Microbiology
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What are the key stages of the bacterial growth curve?
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How do gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria differ structurally?
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September 11, 2024
Microbiology
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What is the role of bacterial plasmids in antibiotic resistance?
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Microbiology
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How does jaundice affect the liver?
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Microbiology
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common method for viral cultivation in the lab?
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Ability of an organism to cause diseases
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viral components
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Pathogen with high level of antibiotics resistance
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Microbiology
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Bacterial growth medium
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Ayushi
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Microbiology
bacterial growth medium
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Primary function of bacterial pilli (fimbriae)
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Microbiology
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Gram negative bacterium
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Microbiology
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Endospore in bacteria
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Ayushi
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Bacterial structures
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Microbiology
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Method to sterilization
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What is a plasmid
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September 3, 2024
Microbiology
plasmids
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Antibiotics class that inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis
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September 3, 2024
Microbiology
antibiotics
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Aseptic techniques
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Characteristics of viruses
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Which bacteria causes tuberculosis
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Identify bacteria in laboratory setting
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bacteria
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Gram staining of bacteria
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gram staining
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Type of bacteria
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Bacterial cell wall function
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Microbiology
Bacterial cell wall
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Primary energy source for most bacterias
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Can elephantiasis affect both limbs and genitals?
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Which infection predisposes to bladder cancer?
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September 2, 2024
Microbiology
bladder
cancer
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How long does varicose vein surgery take?
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Pramiti Kumari
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September 1, 2024
Microbiology
azygos vein
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vein
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Can varicose veins be treated without surgery?
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August 30, 2024
Microbiology
levonorgestrel-releasing
ovalocytosis
polysacchharide
skull
Tachyphylaxis
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What is a cataract?
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aanya.bansal
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August 27, 2024
Microbiology
Eyes
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Which of the following was not a kingdom in Linnaeus’s taxonomy?
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Pramiti Kumari
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August 27, 2024
Microbiology
Linnaeus's
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Which scientists proposed adding a Kingdom for protists?
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Pramiti Kumari
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August 27, 2024
Microbiology
Kingdom for protists
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Who was the first to observe “animalcules” under the microscope?
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Pramiti Kumari
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August 27, 2024
Microbiology
Animalcules
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If a human develops cysticercosis, by which means was the infection transmitted?
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Gauri
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August 17, 2024
Microbiology
cysticercosis
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Which of the following is a test used to differentiate between Streptococcus pneumoniae ……….
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Gauri
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August 17, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
viridans
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When a mycobacterium is described as a scotochromogen, this means that ……
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Microbiology
microbiology
mycobacterium
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Which one of these workers was NOT responsible for any of the following……..
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Ayushi
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
cholera
microbiology
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All of the following are characteristics of dermatophytes except:
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Gauri
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
dermatophytes
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is able to ferment which of the following carbohydrates:
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Gauri
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
carbohydrates
microbiology
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Which species of Shigella is associated with the hemolytic-uremic syndrome?
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Gauri
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
species
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Which species of Shigella is most prominent in the US?
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Gauri
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
Shigella
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When does ‘winging’ of the scapula happen?
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Gauri
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
winging
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All of the following are characteristics of rapid growing mycobacteria except:
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Gauri
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
mycobacteria
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Which organelle is ABSENT from the procaryotic cell?
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Gauri
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
procaryotic cell
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Which one of these workers was NOT responsible for any of the following……….
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Gauri
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
medical
microbiology
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Who proposed the “Clonal selection theory of acquired immunity “?
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Gauri
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
Clonal
microbiology
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Which material is present in both fungi and mycoplasmas but absent from bacteria?
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Gauri
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August 16, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
mycoplasmas
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Which component of the bacterial cell contains alternating units of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
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August 15, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
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Which component of the bacterial cell wall is responsible for protection………
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August 15, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
protection
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Which component of the bacterial cell wall is responsible for protection…………..
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August 15, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
protoplast
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Which cell wall component does NOT form part of the lipopolysaccharide………
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Ayushi
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August 15, 2024
Microbiology
lipopolysaccharide
microbiology
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Which organism forms an antiphagocytic capsule composedn of a polypeptide of D-glutamic acid?
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Ayushi
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August 15, 2024
Microbiology
composedn
microbiology
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Which organelle is ABSENT from all Gram-positive species of bacteria?
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Ayushi
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August 15, 2024
Microbiology
ABSENT
microbiology
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Which has little or no ability to generate energy?
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aanya.bansal
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
energy
microbiology
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With what specific cytological event do you associate the synthesis of dipicolinic acid?
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aanya.bansal
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
cytological
microbiology
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Which technique allows enumeration of living bacteria in a liquid culture?
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aanya.bansal
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
enumeration
microbiology
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Which is most closely associated with the stationary phase of growth?
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aanya.bansal
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
stationary
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RNA testing in HCV infection can be used to:
366 views
Gauri
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
testing
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1
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Which is true of E. coli O157:H7?
342 views
Gauri
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
true
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Trichomonas vaginalis is an example of which type of protozoa:
358 views
Gauri
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
trichomonas
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1
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Why won’t H. influenzae grow on sheep blood agar?
399 views
Gauri
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
agar
microbiology
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Which property will NOT differentiate fungi from bacteria?
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Gauri
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
differentiate
microbiology
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Which one is NOT true of bacterial capsules?
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Gauri
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
bacterial
microbiology
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Which step comes FOURTH in the preparation of a Gram film?
366 views
Gauri
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
FOURTH
microbiology
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Which one of the following would NOT be found in a pure bacterial culture?
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Gauri
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
culture
microbiology
0
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1
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Which one is characteristic of the exponential (log) growth phase?
409 views
Gauri
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
exponential
microbiology
0
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2
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Which organism exerts its pathogenic effect by secretion of a potent………..
492 views
Gauri
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
pathogenic
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1
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Which factor inhibits the germination of tetanus spores in the tissues?
412 views
Ayushi
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
tetanus
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1
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Which statement about the action of penicillin is FALSE?
355 views
Ayushi
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
penicillin
0
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1
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Which one of the following constituents is ABSENT from……………….
351 views
Ayushi
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
mycobacteria
0
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1
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Which one of the following is the active agent in bacterial transformation?
478 views
Ayushi
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
bacterial
microbiology
0
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1
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In bacterial transformation, how much of the donor genome is usually………………..
412 views
Ayushi
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
genome
microbiology
0
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1
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What statement does NOT apply to bacterial plasmids?
389 views
Ayushi
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
plasmids
0
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1
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Which one of the following shows if a clinical isolate of Corynebacterium diphtheriae is toxigenic?
444 views
Ayushi
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
Corynebacterium
microbiology
0
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1
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Which one of the following when added to a culture of non-encapsulated…………..
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instantknowledge
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
pneumococci
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1
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For what reason is penicillin lethal to bacteria yet essentially non-toxic for mammalian cells?
482 views
Pramiti Kumari
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
penicillin
0
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1
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Which one of the following is an example of lysogenic conversion?
404 views
Pramiti Kumari
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August 14, 2024
Microbiology
lysogenic
microbiology
0
Votes
1
Ans
Which one of the properties listed here as a characteristic of bacterial exotoxins is FALSE?
456 views
aanya.bansal
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August 13, 2024
Microbiology
exotoxins
microbiology
0
Votes
1
Ans
Which description of tetanus toxin is FALSE?
395 views
aanya.bansal
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August 13, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
tetanus
0
Votes
1
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Which property of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is thought to determine………
549 views
aanya.bansal
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August 13, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
mycobacterium
0
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1
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Which one of the following is an example of innate or natural immunity?
452 views
aanya.bansal
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August 13, 2024
Microbiology
innate
microbiology
0
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2
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Which cell is an essential constituent of pus?
612 views
Pramiti Kumari
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August 13, 2024
Microbiology
constituent
microbiology
0
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1
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Which one of the following does NOT relate to the nonspecific defence enzyme, lysozyme?
436 views
Pramiti Kumari
Answered question
August 13, 2024
Microbiology
enzyme
microbiology
0
Votes
1
Ans
What are the most common risk factors associated with different types of cancer?
387 views
Pramiti Kumari
Answered question
August 13, 2024
Microbiology
breast cancer
cancer
Tongue cancer
0
Votes
1
Ans
Absence of which enzyme from most anaerobic bacteria accounts for………..
385 views
Isha@2663
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August 12, 2024
Microbiology
anaerobic
microbiology
0
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1
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Which description applies specifically to Hfr cells?
384 views
Isha@2663
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August 12, 2024
Microbiology
Hfr
microbiology
0
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1
Ans
Which term BEST describes the clinical syndrome which is……………
370 views
aanya.bansal
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August 12, 2024
Microbiology
microbiology
syndrome
0
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1
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Which microbial property does NOT interfere with the body’s attempt to localize infection?
414 views
aanya.bansal
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August 12, 2024
Microbiology
localize
microbiology
0
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1
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Metastatic pyaemic abscesses occur MOST frequently as a complication………………
435 views
aanya.bansal
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August 12, 2024
Microbiology
Metastatic
microbiology
0
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2
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Which one of the following does NOT contribute to nonspecific immunity?
471 views
Pramiti Kumari
Answered question
August 12, 2024
Microbiology
immunity
microbiology
0
Votes
1
Ans
Which property attributed to IgM is FALSE?
408 views
instantknowledge
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August 9, 2024
Microbiology
FALSE
microbiology
0
Votes
2
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In which of the following is bacteraemia LEAST likely to occur?
547 views
Pramiti Kumari
Answered question
August 9, 2024
Microbiology
LEAST
microbiology
0
Votes
1
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Can you explain the differences between benign and malignant tumors?
443 views
aanya.bansal
Answered question
August 8, 2024
Microbiology
breast cancer
cancer
Tongue cancer
0
Votes
1
Ans
How do genetic mutations contribute to the development of cancer?
442 views
aanya.bansal
Answered question
August 8, 2024
Microbiology
breast cancer
cancer
Tongue cancer
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