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Gram staining was developed accidentally in 1884 by
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A. Alexander Fleming
B. Hans Christian Gram
C. Joseph Christian Gram
D. Robert Gram

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Hans Christian Gram

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1. The Shine-Dalgarno sequence is
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A. trailer sequence
B. a stop codon
C. the reading frame of a gene
D. a short sequence that acts as a ribosomal binding site

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Correct Answer: a short sequence that acts as a ribosomal binding site

2. The aerated submerged bacterial fermentation to produce vitamin B₁₂ employs strains of
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A. Propionibacterium
B. Pseudomonas
C. Acetobacter
D. both (a) and (b)

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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)

3. Cytoplasmic inclusions include
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A. ribosomes
B. mesosomes
C. fat globules
D. all of these

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Correct Answer: all of these

4. Assimilative denitrification is done by
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A. plants
B. fungi
C. prokaryotes
D. all of these

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Correct Answer: all of these

5. The cocci which forms a chain is
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A. Streptococci
B. diplococci
C. Staphylococci
D. Tetracocci

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Correct Answer: Streptococci

6. The terms mycelium and hyphae are associated with
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A. algae
B. fungi
C. protozoa
D. viruses

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Correct Answer: fungi

7. For most bacteria, the optimum pH for growth lies between
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A. 6.5-7.5
B. 3.5-4.5
C. 4.5-5.5
D. 5.5-6.5

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Correct Answer: 6.5-7.5

8. A single polar flagella is known as
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A. monotrichous
B. lophotrichous
C. amphitrichous
D. none of these

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Correct Answer: monotrichous

9. Which of the following is the study of the molecular organization of genomes, their information content and the gene products they encode?
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A. Genetics
B. Ergonomics
C. Genomics
D. Bioinformatics

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Correct Answer: Genomics

10. The enzyme, which hydrolyses the murein is
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A. perxoidase
B. tannase
C. lysozyme
D. none of these

Discuss

Correct Answer: lysozyme

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