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Which infection predisposes to bladder cancer?

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

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

155 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 ……….

287 viewsGauri Answered question August 17, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology viridans

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

205 viewsinstantknowledge Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology mycobacterium

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

163 viewsAyushi Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologycholera microbiology

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All of the following are characteristics of dermatophytes except:

138 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologydermatophytes microbiology

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

154 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologycarbohydrates microbiology

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

146 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology species

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Which species of Shigella is most prominent in the US?

197 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology Shigella

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When does ‘winging’ of the scapula happen?

260 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology winging

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

144 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology mycobacteria

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Which organelle is ABSENT from the procaryotic cell?

156 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……….

146 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024Microbiologymedical microbiology

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

137 viewsGauri Answered question August 16, 2024MicrobiologyClonal microbiology

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

167 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

167 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………

147 viewsinstantknowledge Answered question August 15, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology protection

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

257 viewsAyushi Answered question August 15, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology protoplast

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

156 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?

152 viewsAyushi Answered question August 15, 2024Microbiologycomposedn microbiology

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

157 viewsAyushi Answered question August 15, 2024MicrobiologyABSENT microbiology

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Which has little or no ability to generate energy?

145 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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RNA testing in HCV infection can be used to:

128 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology testing

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Which is true of E. coli O157:H7?

140 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology true

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Trichomonas vaginalis is an example of which type of protozoa:

145 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology trichomonas

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

162 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologyagar microbiology

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Which property will NOT differentiate fungi from bacteria?

271 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologydifferentiate microbiology

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Which one is NOT true of bacterial capsules?

233 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologybacterial microbiology

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

143 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?

185 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologyculture microbiology

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

156 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologyexponential microbiology

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

194 viewsGauri Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology pathogenic

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

172 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology tetanus

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Which statement about the action of penicillin is FALSE?

132 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology penicillin

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

141 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology mycobacteria

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

248 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologybacterial microbiology

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

184 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologygenome microbiology

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What statement does NOT apply to bacterial plasmids?

146 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?

170 viewsAyushi Answered question August 14, 2024MicrobiologyCorynebacterium microbiology

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

159 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?

163 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 14, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology penicillin

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

169 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?

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

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Which description of tetanus toxin is FALSE?

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

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

285 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?

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

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Which cell is an essential constituent of pus?

319 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?

184 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 13, 2024Microbiologyenzyme microbiology

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

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

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Which description applies specifically to Hfr cells?

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

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Which is NOT a property of interferon?

116 viewsIsha@2663 Answered question August 12, 2024SerologyInterferon microbiology

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

140 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?

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

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

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

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

205 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 12, 2024Microbiologyimmunity microbiology

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Which property attributed to IgM is FALSE?

175 viewsinstantknowledge Answered question August 9, 2024MicrobiologyFALSE microbiology

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

264 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 9, 2024MicrobiologyLEAST microbiology

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Which property is NOT included in the non-specific immune response?

136 viewsPramiti Kumari Answered question August 8, 2024Microbiologymicrobiology non-specific

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“Cord formation” is characteristically shown by cultures of virulent strains of which organism?

163 viewsMicrobiologyCord formation microbiology

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Which one of the following is a property of endotoxin from coliform bacilli?

129 viewsMicrobiologyendotoxin microbiology

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Which organism produces a toxin which blocks neuro- muscular transmission………….

131 viewsMicrobiologymicrobiology toxin

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Which is the MOST prominent immunoglobin class present in external secretions?

138 viewsMicrobiologyimmunoglobin microbiology

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Which class of immunoglobulin is MOST effective in specific bacterial agglutination?

178 viewsMicrobiologyimmunoglobulin microbiology

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

171 viewsMicrobiologyCorynebacterium microbiology

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Which one of the following statements about the nature of diphtheria toxin is FALSE?

144 viewsMicrobiologydiphtheria microbiology

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Which organism produces a potent exotoxin?

111 viewsMicrobiologyexotoxin microbiology

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To prepare vaccine for small pox, the material used by Edward Jenner is

129 viewsMicrobiologyEdward Jenner microbiology

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During recombination, the strain that donates genetic material frequently with high rate:

117 viewsMicrobiologymicrobiology recombination

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The character acquired by the cell due to recombination is

166 viewsMicrobiologyacquired microbiology

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T-cells are produced from

108 viewsMicrobiologymicrobiology T-cells

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What term is used for any infection which is accompanied by the signs and symptoms of disease?

125 viewsMicrobiologyinfection microbiology

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Which one of these commensal organisms is MOST……………………………..

126 viewsMicrobiologymicrobiology opportunistic

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Which term best denotes the relatively harmless bacteria which inhabit the………..

136 viewsMicrobiologyharmless microbiology

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Which site normally lacks a commensal flora?

156 viewsMicrobiologyflora microbiology

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Which one of the following genera predominates in the initial colonization………

125 viewsMicrobiologymicrobiology predominates

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Which bacterial group forms over 90 per cent of the commensal flora of the intestine in an adult?

124 viewsMicrobiologycommensal microbiology

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Which organism has a specific affinity for ciliated epithelium?

118 viewsMicrobiologyepithelium microbiology

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For what reason are fluid enrichment media used in clinical microbiology?

130 viewsMicrobiologyClinical microbiology

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Which organism is most likely to be resistant to penicillin G?

162 viewsMicrobiologymicrobiology penicillin G

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How to prepare blood agar medium in laboratory?

158 viewsMicrobiologyagar medium biology laboratory microbiology

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