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Spirochacter and Enterobacteriaceac problems

  • 1. Bipolar staining is characteristic of

  • Options
  • A. Yersinia pestis
  • B. Proteus mirabilis
  • C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss
  • 2. Salmonellae can also be killed by

  • Options
  • A. pasteurisation
  • B. chlorination
  • C. boiling
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss
  • 3. Which of the following property(ies), shown by the organisms belong(s) to the family Enterobacteriaceae?

  • Options
  • A. They are catalase-positive
  • B. They are oxidase-negative
  • C. They ferment glucose
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 4. Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. pestis can be differentiated on the basis of which of the following tests?

  • Options
  • A. Decarboxylation of ornithine
  • B. Fermentation of sucrose and cellobiose
  • C. Motility at 22°C
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 5. Which of the following(s) bacteria belong to the family Entero-bacteriaceae?

  • Options
  • A. Yersinia
  • B. Shigella
  • C. Salmonella
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 6. Xylose lysine deoxycholate (XLD) agar is better selective medium than the deoxycholate citrate agar (DCA) because

  • Options
  • A. it is selective
  • B. it imparts better growth
  • C. it contains high salt concentration
  • D. it is less inhibitory to S. Dysentriae and S. flexneri
  • Discuss
  • 7. Which of the following property(ies) is/are seen in the members of family Enterobacteriaceae?

  • Options
  • A. They are catalase-positive
  • B. They are oxidase-negative
  • C. They ferment glucose
  • D. They reduce nitrates to nitrites
  • Discuss
  • 8. Selective media for the isolation of Shigella is

  • Options
  • A. Hektoen enteric agar
  • B. Salmonella-Shigella agar
  • C. Xylose lysine deoxycholate agar
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 9. Sylvatic plague occurs in

  • Options
  • A. mice
  • B. squirrels
  • C. chipmunks
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss
  • 10. Species of Shigella which is predominant in India is

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

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