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  • Stuart's transport medium is used for transport of specimen containing


  • Options
  • A. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • B. Salmonella
  • C. Vibrio cholerae
  • D. Shigella

  • Correct Answer
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae 


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    • 1. Selective media facilitate growth of only one kind of organism. Saboraud medium is used to selectively isolate

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    • A. coliform bacteria
    • B. gram positive bacteria
    • C. yeasts
    • D. acid fast organisms
    • Discuss
    • 2. Viable plate count can be obtained using

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    • A. Spread plate method
    • B. Pour plate method
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. Hemocytometer
    • Discuss
    • 3. The concentration of agar to obtain semi solid media is

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    • A. 1.5-20%
    • B. 0.5% or less
    • C. >10%
    • D. >10%but<20%
    • Discuss
    • 4. Mac-Conkey medium is an example of

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    • A. transport medium
    • B. enrichment medium
    • C. differential medium
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following problem makes it impossible to satisfy all of Koch's postulates?

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    • A. Microorganism causes serious symptoms in humans
    • B. Microorganism cannot be isolated in pure culture
    • C. Species of microorganism is in question
    • D. Genes from the microorganism cannot be amplified by PCR
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following techniques may be performed quantitatively to determine the number of bacteria of a particular type?

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    • A. Pour plate
    • B. Spread plate
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. Streak plate technique
    • Discuss
    • 7. In the process of freeze drying, a dense cell suspension is placed in small vials and is frozen at

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    • A. -60 to -78°C
    • B. -20 to -30°C
    • C. -30 to -48°C
    • D. -48 to -58°C
    • Discuss
    • 8. In the pour plate method, the mixed culture is diluted directly in tubes of

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    • A. liquid agar medium
    • B. sterile liquid usually water
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. For the selection of endospore-forming bacteria, a mixed culture can be heated at

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    • A. 80°C for 10 minutes
    • B. 70°C for 10 minutes
    • C. 60°C for 10 minutes
    • D. 90°C for 10 minutes
    • Discuss
    • 10. To select cholera-causing bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, the pH of the medium is maintained at a pH of

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    • A. 8.5
    • B. 8.90
    • C. 6.79
    • D. 3.5
    • Discuss


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