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Antibiotics problems


  • 1. Penicillin is produced by

  • Options
  • A. aerobic fermentation
  • B. anaerobic fermentation
  • C. aerobic fermentation followed by anaerobic fermentation
  • D. anaerobic fermentation followed by aerobic fermentation
  • Discuss
  • 2. Penicillin is recovered after fermentation as

  • Options
  • A. potassium penicillin
  • B. calcium penicillin
  • C. sodium penicillin
  • D. penicillin only
  • Discuss
  • 3. Streptomycin is produced by

  • Options
  • A. S. griseus
  • B. S. griseoflavus
  • C. S. aerofaciens
  • D. S. ramosus
  • Discuss
  • 4. Which of the following organism(s) produce(s) tetracycline?

  • Options
  • A. Steptomyces aureofaciens
  • B. Steptomyces ramosus
  • C. Nocardia sulphurea
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 5. Which of the following changes occur during first phase of growth of Penicillium chrysogenum?

  • Options
  • A. Growth of mycelia occurs
  • B. Ammonia is liberated in the medium
  • C. Lactic acid present in the corn steep liquor is utilized at the maximum rate
  • D. All of the above
  • Discuss
  • 6. At acidic pH, penicillin remains in

  • Options
  • A. aqueous phase
  • B. solvent phase
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. precipitates
  • Discuss
  • 7. Inoculum preparation for the fermentation medium for penicillin takes place on

  • Options
  • A. wheat seeds
  • B. barley seeds
  • C. rice seeds
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss
  • 8. High yield of chlorotetracyclin requires

  • Options
  • A. no aeration
  • B. continuous aeration
  • C. aeration which does not affect the yield
  • D. controlled aeration
  • Discuss
  • 9. Which of the following event occurs during third phase of growth of P chrysogenum?

  • Options
  • A. Concentration of antibiotic increases in the medium
  • B. Autolysis of the medium starts
  • C. Slight rise in pH due to liberation of ammonia
  • D. All of the above
  • Discuss
  • 10. Which of the following event occurs during second phase of growth of P. chrysogenum?

  • Options
  • A. Synthesis of penicillin is high
  • B. Mycelial mass increases
  • C. pH increase
  • D. Both (a) and (b)
  • Discuss

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