Description : Cases of cholera are caused by _____ cholerae. a. Vibrio b. Clostridium c. Salmonella d. Shigella
Last Answer : a. Vibrio
Description : Two microbes found to be very useful in genetic engineering are (a) crown gall bacterium and Caenorhabditis elegans (b) Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens (c) Vibrio cholerae and a tailed bacteriophage (d) Diplococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp
Last Answer : (b) Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Description : Which of the following bacteria can grow in alkaline pH? A- Shigella B- .Lactobacilli C- Salmonella D- Vibrio cholera
Last Answer : Vibrio cholera
Description : Which of the following bacteria can grow in acidic pH? A-Vibrio cholera B- Lactobacilli C- Shigella D-Salmonella
Last Answer : Lactobacilli
Description : Which is of the following organism is an Gram-ve organism A Staphylococcus aureus B Bacillus Subtilis C Vibrio cholerae D Clostridium tetani
Last Answer : C Vibrio cholerae
Description : Which is of the following organism is an Gram+ve organism A E.coli B Enterobacteriae aerogenus C Vibrio Cholerae D Clostridium tetani
Last Answer : D Clostridium tetani
Description : Stuart's transport medium is used for transport of specimen containing A- Neisseria gonorrhoeae B- Salmonella C- Vibrio cholera D- Shigella
Last Answer : Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Description : An emerging pathogen associated with contaminated water is _____. a. typhoid fever b. cholera c. shigellosis d. Vibrio vulnificus
Last Answer : d. Vibrio vulnificus
Description : What is the disease caused by Vibrio cholerae 0139 ?
Last Answer : New strain of epidemic cholerae
Description : The following are true about G proteins: a. they are first messengers b. when activated, the alpha subunit exchange GDP for GTP c. they are transmembrane signal receptor molecules d. vibrio cholerae secrets an exotoxin which makes G-proteins resistant to inactivation
Last Answer : when activated, the alpha subunit exchange GDP for GTP
Description : This species is the most virulent of the vibrios. a. V vulnficus b. V. cholerae c. V enterocolitica d. V. parahaemolyticus
Last Answer : a. V vulnficus
Description : For the selection of lactobacilli present in cheddar cheese, the pH of the medium is Maintainedat A- 6.35 B- .5.35 C- 4.35 D- 5.75
Last Answer : .5.35
Description : Traveler's diarrhea is most often caused by a species of _____. a. Salmonella b. Vibrio c. Escherichia d. Listeria
Last Answer : c. Escherichia
Description : The ability of Vibrio fischerito produce bioluminescence chemicals only when a certain population density has been reached is an example of A.Liebig's law of the minimum B.Shelford's law of tolerance C.quorum sensing D.Heisenberg's principle of uncertainty
Last Answer : C.quorum sensing
Description : Spherical bacterial cells in chains would be a referred to as a _______ arrangement. a. Vibrio b. Streptococcus c. Staphylococcus d. Tetrad
Last Answer : b. Streptococcus
Description : Treponema species from human oral cavity can be selected by using A- pH of the medium B- .incubation temperature C- cell size and motility D- all of these
Last Answer : cell size and motility
Last Answer : The cholera bacterium was discovered by Robert Koch.
Description : Which bacterium causes cholera?
Last Answer : Vibrio cholerae
Description : Which bacterium is responsible for tuberculosis, and what are the characteristics of the organism?
Last Answer : Tuberculosis is caused by a slender rod known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This slow- growing rod is neither Gram- positive nor Gram- negative; rather, it is acid- fast. When stained with ... fast characteristic is due to the presence of a very thick cell wall containing mycolic acid.
Description : During the process of lysogeny _____. a. Phage DNA Integrates Into The Bacterial Chromosome. b. A Bacterium Acquires DNA From The External Environment. c. Competent Cells Receive Plasmids. d. New Phage Particles Are Assembled In The Host Bacterium.
Last Answer : a. Phage DNA Integrates Into The Bacterial Chromosome.
Description : The bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans has been of interest to molecular biologists because a. it has the smallest known bacterial genome. b. it is a "living fossil" linking the Bacteria and Archaea. c. it has the largest known bacterial genome. d. it is very resistant to radiation damage.
Last Answer : d. it is very resistant to radiation damage.
Description : The term used for acquisition of naked DNA from its environment and its incorporation in their genome by a bacterium is A.transformation B.lysogenic conversion C.conjugation D.transduction
Last Answer : A.transformation
Description : .Which is most likely to be exposed on the surface of a gram-negative bacterium? A.Pore protein (porin) B.Protein involved in energy generation C.Lipoteichoic acid D.Phospholipids
Last Answer : A.Pore protein (porin)
Description : The PCR/sequencing approach to rRNA is most likely to give information about A.the species to which the bacteria are most closely related B.morphology of the bacterium C.the type of energy metabolism the bacterium has D.whether the bacterium is motile
Last Answer : A.the species to which the bacteria are most closely related
Description : Which of the following may be most likely to be missing from a gram-positive bacterium? A.Penicillin binding protein B.Peptidoglycan C.Lipopolysaccharide D.Phospholipid bilayer membrane
Last Answer : C.Lipopolysaccharide
Description : During the first 10 minutes after injection of phage DNA, no phage can be recovered by disrupting the infected bacterium. This is termed as A- eclipse period B- rise period C- latent period D- burst size
Last Answer : eclipse period
Description : A quorum sensing system A- .detects a signal from the external environment B- B.senses a compound produced by the bacterium itself C- consists of a sensor component that phosphorylates a regulatory protein D- .controls the activity of ribosomes directly
Last Answer : B.senses a compound produced by the bacterium itself
Description : The term used for acquisition of naked DNA from its environment and its incorporation in theirgenome by a bacterium is A- transformation B- lysogenic conversion C- conjugation D- .transduction
Last Answer : transformation
Description : Why the bacterium Treponemapallidum is difficult to culture? A-.Because it requires a great deal of water to reproduce B- .Because it is unable to use carbohydrates as an energy source ... TCA cycle and oxidative phosphorylation D- Because it requires extremely low temperature at which water freezes
Last Answer : Because it lacks the genes needed for TCA cycle and oxidative phosphorylation
Description : Which of the following is exposed on the outer surface of a gram-negative bacterium?A- O-antigen of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) B- Polysaccharide portion of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) C- Braun lipoprotein D- .Electron transport system components
Last Answer : O-antigen of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
Description : Which is most likely to be exposed on the surface of a gram-negative bacterium? A- Pore protein (porin) B- Protein involved in energy generation C- .Lipoteichoic acid D- Phospholipids
Last Answer : Pore protein (porin)
Description : Which of the following structures is the smallest? A- Viriod B- Hydrogen atom C- .Bacterium D- Mitochondrion
Last Answer : Hydrogen atom
Description : Which one of the following best describes the growth conditions for a typical fungus? a. pH 3; 23°C; no oxygen gas present b. pH 8; 30°C; no oxygen gas present c. pH 6; 30°C; oxygen gas present d. pH 3; 23°C; oxygen gas present
Last Answer : c. pH 6; 30°C; oxygen gas present
Description : In 1842, Edwin Chadwick's report raised the possibility that sewage spreads disease along with a ______ outbreak which began the ________ movement. a. typhoid, aseptic b. cholera, sanitation c. polio, immunization d. none of the above are correct
Last Answer : b. cholera, sanitation
Description : _______ disease develops on the hands or feet. Sores on the skin become infected with Mycobacterium marinum in polluted water or in infected fish. a. Fish handlers b. Cholera c. Cowpox d. Rotovirus e. Coxsackie
Last Answer : a. Fish handlers
Description : Many cases of _____ have been related to raw oysters. a. botulism b. cholera c. typhoid d. food poisoning
Last Answer : b. cholera
Description : Isoniazid and ethambutol are used to treat a. Cholera. b. Influenza. c. MRSA. d. Tuberculosis.
Last Answer : d. Tuberculosis.
Description : What is the best treatment for cholera? a. Antibiotics b. Water c. Milk d. Oral Rehydration Therapy
Last Answer : d. Oral Rehydration Therapy
Description : John Snow was able to correlate the spread of cholera with a contaminated _____ in London in 1866. a. Water Pump b. Dairy c. Butcher Shop d. Hand Soap
Last Answer : a. Water Pump
Description : One could make a case for _____ being the most extensive diarrheal disease. a. Gastric Ulcer Disease b. Cholera c. Brucellosis d. Listeriosis
Last Answer : b. Cholera
Description : Escherichia coli is a common gram that can be a cause of a. positive rod; hemorrhagic colitis b. negative rod; traveler‘s diarrhea c. positive coccus; typhoid fever d. negative rod; cholera
Last Answer : b. negative rod; traveler‘s diarrhea
Description : One of the most excessive diarrheas of the GI tract is associated with which of the following poisonings or diseases? a. Staphylococcal food poisoning b. Typhoid fever c. Cholera d. Campylobacteriosis
Last Answer : c. Cholera