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  • The bacteria which cause(s) tuberculosis in man is/are


  • Options
  • A. M bovis
  • B. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • C. M africanum
  • D. All of these

  • Correct Answer
  • All of these 


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    • 1. Members of the genus Mycobacterium are

    • Options
    • A. gram-positive
    • B. acid-fast
    • C. non-motile
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Eugonic growth on Lowenstein-Jensen medium is produced by

    • Options
    • A. M bovis
    • B. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. The bacteria, used to examine the efficacy of autoclave, is

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    • A. B polymyxa
    • B. B brevis
    • C. Bacillus stearothermophilus
    • D. B megaterium
    • Discuss
    • 4. Antibodies to which of the following antigens of Bacillus anthracis are protective?

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    • A. Capsular polypeptide
    • B. Somatic polysaccharide
    • C. Anthrax toxin
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. The test(s) which can be used to differentiate anthrax bacilli from anthracoid bacilli is/are

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    • A. presence of medusa-head colony
    • B. presence of capsule
    • C. susceptibility to gamma phage
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. The causative agent of Buruli ulcer is

    • Options
    • A. M chelonei
    • B. M marinum
    • C. M fortuitum
    • D. M ulcerarts
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following species of Mycobacterium is positive for nitrate reduction test?

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    • A. M chelonei
    • B. M fortuitum
    • C. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Example of a Saprophytic bacteria is

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    • A. M xenopi
    • B. Msmegmatis
    • C. Mycobacterium chelonei
    • D. M marinum
    • Discuss
    • 9. Rough and buff colonies on LJ medium are characteristic of

    • Options
    • A. M chelonei
    • B. M bovis
    • C. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • D. M fortuitum
    • Discuss
    • 10. Culture of tubercle bacilli may be positive if number of bacteria in the specimen is

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    • A. as few as 1-4 per ml
    • B. as few as 5-9 per ml
    • C. as few as 10-100 per ml
    • D. as few as 125-200 per ml
    • Discuss


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