Microbiology MCQs

Staphylococci typically occur in:

A. Pairs
B. Chains
C. Tetrads
D. Irregular clusters

One of the following is an agglutination test in the diagnosis of typhoid:

A. Widal test
B. Eleks test
C. Mantoux test
D. Wasserman test

Which regards to temperature requirement, most pathogenic bacteria are:

A. Psychrophiles
B. Mesophiles
C. Cryophiles
D. Thermophiles

Which of the following is an acid-fast bacillus:

A. Mycobacterium bacilli
B. Treponema pallidum
C. Neisseria gonorrhea
D. All of the above

Group A B-hemolytic streptococcal infection of the pharynx may be followed in some by:

A. Diphtheria
B. Typhoid fever
C. Rheumatic fever
D. Syphilis

The most common site where organisms are present in a typhoid carrier is:

A. Spleen
B. Gall Bladder
C. Liver
D. Salivary gland

Gram -ve bacteria stain during gram staining:

A. Blue color
B. Red color
C. Green
D. Colorless

Silver impregnation method of staining is useful to demonstrate:

A. Bacterial flagella
B. Spirochetes
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above

The temperature required for cultivating mycobacterium:

A. 2 degree
B. 0 degree
C. 27 degrees
D. 37 degrees

Salmonella typhi can be isolated at different times from:

A. Feaces
B. Blood
C. Urine
D. All of the above

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