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  • Question
  • Traveller's diarrhea is caused by


  • Options
  • A. enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC)
  • B. entero invasive E. coli (EIEC)
  • C. entero toxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
  • D. entero haemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)

  • Correct Answer
  • entero toxigenic E. coli (ETEC) 


  • More questions

    • 1. Which of the following species of Mycobacterium is positive for nitrate reduction test?

    • Options
    • A. M chelonei
    • B. M fortuitum
    • C. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is used only in life-threatening situations when no other drug is adequate?

    • Options
    • A. Penicillin
    • B. Tetracycline
    • C. Chloramphenicol
    • D. Streptomycin
    • Discuss
    • 3. Prodigiosin (red pigment) is produced by members of genus

    • Options
    • A. Hafnia
    • B. Enterobacter
    • C. Serratia
    • D. Cirobacter
    • Discuss
    • 4. Algae are found in all of the following places except

    • Options
    • A. oceans
    • B. soils
    • C. lakes and streams
    • D. associates with fungi
    • Discuss
    • 5. As the electron flow through the chains, much of their free energy is conserved in the form of ATP. This process is called

    • Options
    • A. oxidative phosphorylation
    • B. electromotive potential
    • C. dehydrogenations
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is responsible for a musty or earthy flavor?

    • Options
    • A. Actinomycetes
    • B. Flavobacterium
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. Pseudomonas syncyanea
    • Discuss
    • 7. The greening of sausage may appear as a green ring not far from the casing, a green core, or a green surface. The cause of greening is the production of hydrogen peroxide by

    • Options
    • A. hetero-fermentative species
    • B. catalase negative bacteria
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is not true for the thermal resistance of the bacterial cells?

    • Options
    • A. Cocci are usually more resistant than rods
    • B. Higher the optimal and maximal temperatures for growth, higher the resistance
    • C. Bacteria that clump considerably or form capsules are difficult to kill
    • D. Cells low in lipid content are harder to kill than other cells
    • Discuss
    • 9. The antibiotics which affords a broad spectrum of antimicrobial coverage against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, rickettsiae, chlamydiae, and mycoplasmas is

    • Options
    • A. gentamicin
    • B. tetracycline
    • C. metronidazole
    • D. vancomycin
    • Discuss
    • 10. The most important bacterium developing acidity in both low and high salt brines is

    • Options
    • A. L. lactis
    • B. L. plantarum
    • C. L. brevis
    • D. B. subtilis
    • Discuss


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