NETWORKS ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS QUIZ

Stuart's transport medium is used for transport of specimen containing

Shigella

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Salmonella

Vibrio cholerae

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Which of the following bacteria dies quickly after drying?

Treponema pallidium

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Staphylococcus aureus

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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When a substance is added to a solid medium which inhibits the growth of unwanted bacteria but permits the growth of wanted bacteria, it is known as

enrichment medium

differential medium

selective medium

enriched medium

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Which of the following chemotherapeutic agents may affect the growth of Campylobacter jejuni?

Vacomycin

None of these

Trimethoprim

Polymyxin

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All bacteria that inhabit the human body are

autotrophs

phototroph

chemolithotrophs

heterotrophs

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Which of the following bacteria can grow in alkaline pH?

Shigella

Lactobacilli

Vibrio cholerae

Salmonella

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Selective media facilitate growth of only one kind of organism. Saboraud medium is used to selectively isolate

coliform bacteria

gram positive bacteria

acid fast organisms

yeasts

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When a substance is added to a liquid medium which inhibits the growth of unwanted bacteria and favors the growth of wanted bacteria, it is known as

enriched medium

differential medium

enrichment medium

selective medium

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Cell counting can be carried out by

All of these

direct microscopic count using petroffhansser counting chamber

membrane filter count

plate counting

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Which of the following techniques may be performed quantitatively to determine the number of bacteria of a particular type?

Streak plate technique

Pour plate

Spread plate

Both (a) and (b)

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