MYCOBACTERIUM QUIZ

Eugonic growth on Lowenstein-Jensen medium is produced by

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

None of these

M bovis

Both (a) and (b)

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The bacteria which is microaerophilic on primary isolation, is

none of these

M fortuitum

M bovis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Which of the following bacteria is susceptible to thiophen-2-carboxylic acid hydrazide?

M fortuitum

M chelonei

M bovis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Example of a Saprophytic bacteria is

M xenopi

Mycobacterium chelonei

Msmegmatis

M marinum

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The causative agent of Buruli ulcer is

M marinum

M fortuitum

M chelonei

M ulcerarts

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The bacteria which cause(s) tuberculosis in man is/are

M bovis

M africanum

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

All of these

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Which of the phage types of Mycobacterium tuberculosis occurs most frequently in India?

Type C

Type I

Type A

Type B

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Rough and buff colonies on LJ medium are characteristic of

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

M fortuitum

M chelonei

M bovis

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Culture of tubercle bacilli may be positive if number of bacteria in the specimen is

as few as 125-200 per ml

as few as 10-100 per ml

as few as 1-4 per ml

as few as 5-9 per ml

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Which of the following species of Mycobacterium is positive for nitrate reduction test?

All of these

M chelonei

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

M fortuitum

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