CLOSTRIDIUM QUIZ

Which of the following types of Clostridium perfringens produces alpha toxin most abundantly?

Type A

Type C

Type B

Type D

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

All of these

C novyi

C septicum

C tetani

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Stormy clot reaction is useful in identification of

C tetani

C perfringens

C botulinum

C difficile

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Which of the following species of Clostridium is predominantly sacchrolytic?

C septicum

C perfringens

C novyi

All of these

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Nagler's reaction is useful for the identification of

C botulinum

C difficile

C perfringens

C tetani

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Typical drumstick appearance of bacilli is generally seen in

C tetani

C histolyticum

C perfringens

C botulinum

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The most toxic exotoxin is

cholera toxin

tetanus toxin

diphtheria toxin

botulinum toxin

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Food poisoning strains of Clostridium perfringens belong to

type C

type D

type B

type A

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Which of the following properties are the characteristics of tetanospasmin?

It can be toxoided

All of these

It is a neurotoxin

It is a heat-labile protein

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Reddening of meat in cooked meat broth is produced by

C tetani

C sporogenes

C histolyticum

Clostridium perfringens

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