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  • Question
  • The primary stain of Gram's method is


  • Options
  • A. safranin
  • B. phenolpthalene
  • C. crystal violet
  • D. methyl red

  • Correct Answer
  • crystal violet 


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    • 1. The gram-negative organisms is

    • Options
    • A. Actinomyces
    • B. Bacillus
    • C. Clostridium
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following(s) show(s) positive results for phenylalanine deaminase test?

    • Options
    • A. Providencia
    • B. Proteus
    • C. Morganella
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. The process of Gram staining is based on the ability of bacterial cell wall

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    • A. to retain the safranin dye
    • B. to retain the crystal violet dye during solvent treatment.
    • C. to retain part of both dyes
    • D. none of above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Cholera toxin is an A-B type toxin in which the B portions bind to a receptor on a host cell and the A portion enters the cell to cause

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    • A. ADP ribosylation of adenylate cyclase that stops production of cAMP
    • B. ADP ribosylation of a G protein that locks it into an active form that stimulates adenylate cyclase to make cAMP
    • C. cleavage of rRNA that results in disruption of ribosome function
    • D. ADP ribosylation of guanylate cyclase that stimulates production of cGMP
    • Discuss
    • 5. The "A" subunit of diphtheria toxin

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    • A. binds host cell receptors found on heart cells
    • B. cause ADP ribosylation of a factor involved in protein synthesis
    • C. forms cAMP that leads to fluid accumulation
    • D. lysis macrophages with the release of cytokines
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following(s) is/ are oxidase-positive bacteria?

    • Options
    • A. Vibrio
    • B. Neisseria
    • C. Pseudomonas
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following shows a positive urease test?

    • Options
    • A. Proteus
    • B. Klebsiella
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is a primary stain for acid fast staining of mycobacteria?

    • Options
    • A. Crystal violet
    • B. Carbol fuchsin
    • C. Geimsa
    • D. Methylene blue
    • Discuss
    • 9. The deinococci are gram-positive cocci and rods that are distinctive in their unusually great resistance to

    • Options
    • A. radiation
    • B. desiccation
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. extreme temperatures
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following inference(s) indicate(s) the ability of an organism to utilize citrate as a sole source of carbon in Simmon's citrate medium?

    • Options
    • A. Blue colour
    • B. Appearance of growth
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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