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Spirochacter and Enterobacteriaceac problems

  • 1. Verotoxin 1 of Escherichia coli is similar to

  • Options
  • A. cholera toxin
  • B. shiga toxin
  • C. heat-stable enterotoxin of E. coli
  • D. heat-labile enterotoxin of E. coli
  • Discuss
  • 2. Which of the following determine the pathogenicity of Yersinia pestis?

  • Options
  • A. V and W antigens
  • B. F1 envelope antigen
  • C. Production of pigmented colonies on haemin containing media
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 3. In Yersinia pestis, capsule is best demonstrated in cultures grown at

  • Options
  • A. 25°C
  • B. 29°C
  • C. 37°C
  • D. 45°C
  • Discuss
  • 4. The most common cause of urinary tract infection in the community is

  • Options
  • A. Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • B. Proteus vulgaris
  • C. Escherichia coli
  • D. Citrobacter freundii
  • Discuss
  • 5. The agent(s) which can cause plague is/are

  • Options
  • A. Yersinia pestis
  • B. Proteus mirabilis
  • C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 6. The bacteria that is negative for fermentation of mannitol is

  • Options
  • A. S flexneri
  • B. S boydii
  • C. S dysenteriae
  • D. S sonnei
  • Discuss
  • 7. Spirochaetes exhibit

  • Options
  • A. corkscrew-like rotatory movement
  • B. flexion and extension motility
  • C. translatory motion
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss
  • 8. Which of the following serotypes of Salmonella can cause gastroenteritis?

  • Options
  • A. S enteritidis
  • B. S newport
  • C. S typhimurium
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 9. Which of the following can readily kill Salmonellae?

  • Options
  • A. Moist heat at 55°C for 20 min
  • B. Moist heat at 55°C for 10 min
  • C. Moist heat at 55°C for 30 min
  • D. Moist heat at 55°C for 1 hr
  • Discuss
  • 10. Transmission of bubonic plague is by

  • Options
  • A. rat flea
  • B. inhalation
  • C. ingestion
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss

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