Microbiology Mcqs
Question: The single most important laboratory test for determining the virulence of staphylococci is___________?
- 1. Mannitol fermentation
- 2. Hemolysis of sheep erythrocytes
- 3. Detection of coagulase
- 4. The catalase test
Question: Which of the following characteristics of bacteria is not true?
- 1. Unicellular
- 2. Free living
- 3. Having either DNA or RNA
- 4. Cell wall containing muramic acid
Question: Salmonella typhi can be isolated at different times from______________?
- 1. Feaces
- 2. Blood
- 3. Urine
- 4. All of the above
Question: The temperature required for cultivating mycobacterium________________?
- 1. 2 degree
- 2. 0 degree
- 3. 27 degrees
- 4. 37 degrees
Question: Silver impregnation method of staining is useful to demonstrate_____________?
- 1. Bacterial flagella
- 2. Spirochetes
- 3. Both of the above
- 4. None of the above
Question: Gram -ve bacteria stain during gram staining____________?
- 1. Blue color
- 2. Red color
- 3. Green
- 4. Colorless
Question: The most common site where organisms are present in a typhoid carrier is______________?
- 1. Spleen
- 2. Gall Bladder
- 3. Liver
- 4. Salivary gland
Question: Diphtheria is pathogenic only when infected with______________?
- 1. Beta phage
- 2. Alfa phage
- 3. Lambda K12
- 4. Delta Phage
Question: Which of the following is an acid-fast bacillus_____________?
- 1. Mycobacterium bacilli
- 2. Treponema pallidum
- 3. Neisseria gonorrhea
- 4. All of the above
Question: Group A B-hemolytic streptococcal infection of the pharynx may be followed in some by_____________?
- 1. Diphtheria
- 2. Typhoid fever
- 3. Rheumatic fever
- 4. Syphilis