VIBRIO, AEROMONAS AND PLESIOMONAS QUIZ

Which of the following conditions can be caused by Plesiomonas?

Cellulites

Gastroenteritis

All of these

Septicaemia

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Which of the followings can be used to differentiate between classical and El Tor biotypes of Vibrio cholerae?

Sensitivity to Mukerjee's group IV phage

Sensitivity to polymyxin B

Agglutination of fowl RBCs

All of these

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Acute diarrhoeal disease resembling cholera can be caused due to

Aeromonas hydrophila

All of these

Vibrio vulnificus

V. alginolyticus

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The DNA coding for the production of cholera toxin in Vibrio cholerae is on the

chromosome

phage

transposon

plasmid

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Which of the following does not cause wound infection following exposure to sea water or infected shellfish?

V. cholerae

Vibrio vulnificus

Aeromonas

V. alginolyticus

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The halophilic bacteria is/are

V. alginolyticus

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

All of these

V. vulnificus

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The test(s) used for the assay of cholera toxin is/are

All of these

Morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells

Radioimmunoassay

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

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Which of the following biotypes of Vibrio cholerae are prevalent in India?

Both (a) and (b)

Classical

None of these

EI Tor

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Which of the following medium are used to differentiate the colonies of Vibrio cholerae and V parahaemolyticus?

MacConkey

Thiosulphate-citrate-bile-sucrose

Alkaline bile salt

All of these

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Which of the following toxin resembles cholera toxin?

Stable toxin of E. coli

Labile toxin of Escherichia coli

Tetanus toxin

Diphtheria toxin

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