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  • Question
  • The time required to kill 90% of the microorganisms in a sample at a specific temperature is the


  • Options
  • A. decimal reduction time
  • B. thermal death point
  • C. F value
  • D. D value

  • Correct Answer
  • D value 


  • More questions

    • 1. The compound(s) which act(s) as metabolic antagonist is/are

    • Options
    • A. trimethoprim
    • B. sulphonamides
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following has more tolerance for acidic pH (lower pH)?

    • Options
    • A. Yeast and moulds
    • B. Bacteria
    • C. E. coli
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. The chlorophyll molecules used by eucaryotes and cyanobacteria absorb radiant energy in the____________portion(s) of the visible spectrum.

    • Options
    • A. red
    • B. green
    • C. red and blue
    • D. green and ultraviolet
    • Discuss
    • 4. Peptidoglycan is also known as

    • Options
    • A. N-acetyl muramic acid
    • B. murein mucopeptide
    • C. N acetylglucosamine
    • D. mesodiaminopimetic acid
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following micro organism utilizes lactose as a carbon source in production of lactic acid from whey media?

    • Options
    • A. Lactobacillus bulgaricus
    • B. Lactobacillus delbrueckii
    • C. Lactobacillus pentosus
    • D. Leuconostoc mesenteroides
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which type of interferon is produced by virus-infected cells?

    • Options
    • A. ?
    • B. ?
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. The protein from which hook and filaments of flagella are composed of, is

    • Options
    • A. keratin
    • B. flagellin
    • C. gelatin
    • D. casein
    • Discuss
    • 8. Who coined the word enzyme first?

    • Options
    • A. Kuhne
    • B. Pasteur
    • C. Liebig
    • D. Buchner
    • Discuss
    • 9. The cell wall of

    • Options
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following reflects the correct order of events that take place during the multiplication of a virus?

    • Options
    • A. Attachment, penetration, maturation, biosynthesis, release
    • B. Penetration, attachment, biosynthesis, maturation, release
    • C. Attachment, penetration, biosynthesis, maturation, release
    • D. Attachment, release, biosynthesis, maturation, penetration
    • Discuss


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