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  • Question
  • The yield of phage per bacterium is called the


  • Options
  • A. eclipse size
  • B. latent size
  • C. burst size
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • burst size 


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    • 1. Viruses can be purified based on their size and density by using

    • Options
    • A. gradient centrifugation
    • B. differential centrifugation
    • C. precipitation
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Botulism is caused by the presence of toxin developed by

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    • A. Clostridium tyrobutyricum
    • B. Clostridium sporogenes
    • C. Clostridium botulinum
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Arrange the potencies of toxin in descending order of the following canned foods

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    • A. peas>string beans>spinach> corn
    • B. corn> string bean>peas>spinach
    • C. corn> spinach> peas>string beans
    • D. corn> peas>string beans>spinach
    • Discuss
    • 4. A bacterial food intoxication refers to

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    • A. illness caused by presence of pathogens
    • B. food borne illness caused by the presence of a bacterial toxin formed in food
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. The method of successful treatment of botulism prior to appearance of botulism symptoms involve administration of

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    • A. antibiotic
    • B. analgesic
    • C. antitoxin
    • D. antipyretic
    • Discuss
    • 6. Inclusion bodies of measles virus are

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    • A. intracytoplasmic
    • B. intranuclear
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. The extracellular phage number increases until a constant titer at the end of the multiplication cycle. This time interval is termed as

    • Options
    • A. eclipse period
    • B. rise period
    • C. latent period
    • D. burst size
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following oncogenic viruses was first detected?

    • Options
    • A. Rous sarcoma virus.
    • B. Epstein-Barr virus
    • C. Herpes simplex virus type 2
    • D. Human T cell leukaemia virus
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is not true of virions?

    • Options
    • A. Reproduce independently
    • B. Contain DNA
    • C. Contain RNA
    • D. Are extracellular
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following is an example of rod-shaped viruses having their capsomeres arranged helically and not in the stacked ring?

    • Options
    • A. Bateriophage M13
    • B. Bateriophage MV-L2
    • C. Bateriophage T2
    • D. Bateriophage T4
    • Discuss


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