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Identification of Bacteria problems


  • 1. The process of Gram staining is based on the ability of bacterial cell wall

  • Options
  • A. to retain the safranin dye
  • B. to retain the crystal violet dye during solvent treatment.
  • C. to retain part of both dyes
  • D. none of above
  • Discuss
  • 2. Which of the following(s) show(s) positive results for phenylalanine deaminase test?

  • Options
  • A. Providencia
  • B. Proteus
  • C. Morganella
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 3. The gram-negative organisms is

  • Options
  • A. Actinomyces
  • B. Bacillus
  • C. Clostridium
  • D. None of these
  • Discuss
  • 4. The primary stain of Gram's method is

  • Options
  • A. safranin
  • B. phenolpthalene
  • C. crystal violet
  • D. methyl red
  • Discuss
  • 5. Which of the following(s) is/ are oxidase-positive bacteria?

  • Options
  • A. Vibrio
  • B. Neisseria
  • C. Pseudomonas
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 6. Which of the following shows a positive urease test?

  • Options
  • A. Proteus
  • B. Klebsiella
  • C. Both (a) and (b)
  • D. None of these
  • Discuss
  • 7. Which of the following is a primary stain for acid fast staining of mycobacteria?

  • Options
  • A. Crystal violet
  • B. Carbol fuchsin
  • C. Geimsa
  • D. Methylene blue
  • Discuss
  • 8. The deinococci are gram-positive cocci and rods that are distinctive in their unusually great resistance to

  • Options
  • A. radiation
  • B. desiccation
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. extreme temperatures
  • Discuss
  • 9. Which of the following inference(s) indicate(s) the ability of an organism to utilize citrate as a sole source of carbon in Simmon's citrate medium?

  • Options
  • A. Blue colour
  • B. Appearance of growth
  • C. Both (a) and (b)
  • D. None of these
  • Discuss
  • 10. What is the order of reagents used in the Gram stain?

  • Options
  • A. Crystal violet, iodine, safranin, decolorizer
  • B. Crystal violet, iodine, decolorizer, safranin
  • C. Safranin, crystal violet, decolorizer, iodine
  • D. Crystal violet, safranin, iodine, decolorizer
  • Discuss

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