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Vibrio, Aeromonas and Plesiomonas problems


  • 1. Which of the following conditions can be caused by Plesiomonas?

  • Options
  • A. Septicaemia
  • B. Gastroenteritis
  • C. Cellulites
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 2. The DNA coding for the production of cholera toxin in Vibrio cholerae is on the

  • Options
  • A. phage
  • B. plasmid
  • C. chromosome
  • D. transposon
  • Discuss
  • 3. Which of the following toxin resembles cholera toxin?

  • Options
  • A. Stable toxin of E. coli
  • B. Diphtheria toxin
  • C. Labile toxin of Escherichia coli
  • D. Tetanus toxin
  • Discuss
  • 4. Which of the following biotypes of Vibrio cholerae are prevalent in India?

  • Options
  • A. EI Tor
  • B. Classical
  • C. Both (a) and (b)
  • D. None of these
  • Discuss
  • 5. Which of the followings can be used to differentiate between classical and El Tor biotypes of Vibrio cholerae?

  • Options
  • A. Sensitivity to Mukerjee's group IV phage
  • B. Agglutination of fowl RBCs
  • C. Sensitivity to polymyxin B
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 6. The halophilic bacteria is/are

  • Options
  • A. V. alginolyticus
  • B. V. vulnificus
  • C. Vibrio parahaemolyticus
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 7. Which of the following medium are used to differentiate the colonies of Vibrio cholerae and V parahaemolyticus?

  • Options
  • A. Alkaline bile salt
  • B. Thiosulphate-citrate-bile-sucrose
  • C. MacConkey
  • D. All of the above
  • Discuss
  • 8. Acute diarrhoeal disease resembling cholera can be caused due to

  • Options
  • A. Aeromonas hydrophila
  • B. Vibrio vulnificus
  • C. V. alginolyticus
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 9. Which of the following bacteria is associated with food poisoning due to consumption of sea fish?

  • Options
  • A. Vibrio parahaemolyticus
  • B. V alginolyticus
  • C. V vulnificus
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 10. The test(s) used for the assay of cholera toxin is/are

  • Options
  • A. Radioimmunoassay
  • B. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
  • C. Morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells
  • D. All of the above
  • Discuss

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