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  • The cell wall of


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  • A. gram-positive bacteria are thicker than gram-negative bacteria
  • B. gram-negative bacteria are thicker than gram-positive bacteria
  • C. both have same thickness but composition is different
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • gram-positive bacteria are thicker than gram-negative bacteria 


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    • 1. Chemically the capsule may be

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    • A. polypeptide
    • B. polysaccharide
    • C. either (a) or (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. The cell walls of Gram positive bacteria contain two modified sugar, viz. N- acetylgucosamine (NAG) and N- acetylmuramic acid (NAM). They are covalently linked by

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    • A. ?- 1,4-glycosidic bond
    • B. ?-1,6-glycosidic bond
    • C. ?- 1,6-glycosidic bond
    • D. ?- 1,4-glycosidic bond
    • Discuss
    • 3. The common word for bacteria which are straight rod in shape is

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    • A. cooci
    • B. bacilli
    • C. spirilla
    • D. pleomorphic
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    • 4. The other name for peptidoglycan is

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    • A. mucopeptide
    • B. murein
    • C. both (a) & (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following has Chinese letter arrangement?

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    • A. Bacillus anthracis
    • B. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • C. Clostridium tetani
    • D. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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    • 6. The cell walls of many gram positive bacteria can be easily destroyed by the enzyme known as

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    • A. lipase
    • B. lysozyme
    • C. pectinase
    • D. peroxidase
    • Discuss
    • 7. A single polar flagella is known as

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    • A. monotrichous
    • B. lophotrichous
    • C. amphitrichous
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. The protein from which hook and filaments of flagella are composed of, is

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    • A. keratin
    • B. flagellin
    • C. gelatin
    • D. casein
    • Discuss
    • 9. Peptidoglycan is also known as

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    • A. N-acetyl muramic acid
    • B. murein mucopeptide
    • C. N acetylglucosamine
    • D. mesodiaminopimetic acid
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following is true about cell wall of gram-positive bacteria?

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    • A. It consists of multiple layers
    • B. It is thicker than that associated with gram-negative bacteria
    • C. It contains teichoic acids
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss


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