CLOSTRIDIUM QUIZ

Which of the following(s) is/are obligate anaeorbes?

All of these

C novyi

C tetani

C septicum

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Clostridium botulinum food poisoning is due to

None of these

preformed toxin

both (a) and (b)

invasion of bacteria in the intestine

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The most toxic exotoxin is

diphtheria toxin

botulinum toxin

tetanus toxin

cholera toxin

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Nagler's reaction is useful for the identification of

C perfringens

C difficile

C tetani

C botulinum

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Typical drumstick appearance of bacilli is generally seen in

C tetani

C botulinum

C histolyticum

C perfringens

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Which of the following species of Clostridium is predominantly sacchrolytic?

C novyi

All of these

C perfringens

C septicum

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Reddening of meat in cooked meat broth is produced by

Clostridium perfringens

C sporogenes

C tetani

C histolyticum

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Drumstick appearance is characteristic of

C tetani

C sphenoides

C tetanomorphum

all of these

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

Type E

Type A

Type B

All of these

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Blackening of meat in cooked meat broth is through

C tetani

C perfringens

C histolyticum

all of these

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