(A) Cyst
(B) Oocyst
(C) Merozoites
(D) Egg
Tag: General Microbiology Mcqs
Ascariasis is most effectively treated with which of the following drugs?
(A) Mebendazole
(B) Metronidazole
(C) Penicillin
(D) Niclosamide
An immunocompromised woman is diagnosed as having meningitis. A latex agglutination test on the CSF for capsular polysaccharide antigen is positive. Which of the following is the most likely the cause?
(A) Aspergillus fumigatus
(B) Cryptococcus neoformans
(C) Toxoplasma gondii
(D) Nocoradia asteroides
Polymyxin inhibits the growth of the microbes by carrying out which of the following actions?
(A) Inhibition of cell-wall synthesis
(B) Damage to cytoplasmic membrane
(C) Inhibition of nucleic acid and protein sy
(D) Inhibition of specific enzyme s
A definitive diagnosis of ascariasis can be made by observing which of the following?
(A) An eosinophilia in a differential WBC count
(B) Motile larvae in a stool sample
(C) Larvae in radiography of lungs
(D) An adult worm passed during a bowl movement
Which of the following morphological structures is not associated with Candida albicans?
(A) Yeast
(B) Hyphae
(C) Pseudohyphae
(D) Sporangium
Escherichia coli differs from Klebsiella by:
(A) Gram- negative
(B) Motile
(C) Non- sporogeno
(D) Non lactose fermenting
Which of the following paramyxoviruses lacks an envelope viral attachment protein with HA activity?
(A) Parainfluenza viru
(B) Mumps virus
(C) Measles virus
(D) Respiratory syncytial virus