(A) Clostridium perfringens
(B) Clostridium novyi
(C) Clostridium botulinum
(D) Clostridium difficile
Tag: General Microbiology Mcqs
Bacteriophages are readily counted by process of:
(A) Immunoassays
(B) ELISA
(C) Tissue culture
(D) Plaque assays
A type of cell culture that can reproduce for an extended number of generations and is used to support viral replication is a:
(A) Primary cell culture
(B) Continuous cell line
(C) Secondary cell culture
(D) Diploid fibroblast cell
A boy with skin ulcer on leg, culture revealed β-hemolysis. School physician said that similar hemolysis was seen in organism from sore throat, what is the similarity between both pathogens?
(A) Protein-A is same for both
(B) C-carbohydrate antigen is different
(C) C-carbohydrate antigen is the same
(D) Strain causing both are same
Enteroviruses differ from rhinoviruses mainly by:
(A) Type of nucleic acid
(B) Size
(C) Capsid shape
(D) Ability to survive in acidic conditions
The following are cell culture types EXCEPT:
(A) Semi-continuous
(B) Primary
(C) Continuous
(D) Hemagglutination
Which of the following is the cause of smallpox?
(A) Varicella zoster
(B) Variola virus
(C) Vaccinia virus
(D) Cowpox virus
A common polyhedral capsid shape of viruses is a:
(A) Pentagon
(B) Cube
(C) Icosahedron
(D) Pyramid