(A) Salmonella
(B) Staphylococcus aureus
(C) Vibrio cholerae
(D) Shigella dysenteriae
Tag: Basic Microbiology Mcqs Questions
Which one statement is correct regarding functions of plasmid?
(A) Involved in multidrug resistance transfer
(B) Imparts capsule formation
(C) Imparts pilli formation
(D) All of these
The __ is responsible for antibiotic resistance is bacteria due to slime production.
(A) Co-aggregation
(B) Biofilm formation
(C) Mutation evolving in altered target site for antibiotic
(D) Mutation evolving a target bypass mechanism
Bacterial may acquire characteristics by all of the following EXCEPT:
(A) Taking up soluble DNA from the environment
(B) Through bacteriophages
(C) Through conjugation
(D) Incorporating part of host DNA
Virus mediated transfer of DNA from one cell to another is known as:
(A) Transfection
(B) Transduction
(C) Transformation
(D) Transcription
MacConkey agar is an example of:
(A) Enrichment medium
(B) Selective medium
(C) Differential medium
(D) Both “B” and “C”
Which of the following microorganism is used as indicator in autoclave?
(A) Clostridium tetani
(B) Bacillus stereothermophilus
(C) Bacillus anthracis
(D) Clostridium botulinum
A signaling molecule from microbes recognized by phagocytes is:
(A) Pyrogen
(B) Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns
(C) Complement
(D) Lectin