CLOSTRIDIUM QUIZ

Types of exotoxin, most commonly associated with botulism in man, is/are?

Type A

Type E

Type B

All of these

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The most toxic exotoxin is

botulinum toxin

diphtheria toxin

cholera toxin

tetanus toxin

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Clostridium botulinum food poisoning is due to

both (a) and (b)

invasion of bacteria in the intestine

None of these

preformed toxin

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Which of the following species of Clostridium is predominantly sacchrolytic?

All of these

C perfringens

C septicum

C novyi

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Nagler's reaction is useful for the identification of

C perfringens

C tetani

C botulinum

C difficile

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Typical drumstick appearance of bacilli is generally seen in

C botulinum

C histolyticum

C perfringens

C tetani

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Drumstick appearance is characteristic of

C sphenoides

C tetanomorphum

all of these

C tetani

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Stormy clot reaction is useful in identification of

C tetani

C perfringens

C difficile

C botulinum

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Reddening of meat in cooked meat broth is produced by

C sporogenes

Clostridium perfringens

C histolyticum

C tetani

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Food poisoning strains of Clostridium perfringens belong to

type B

type C

type A

type D

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