STAPLYLOCOCCUS QUIZ

Identify the bacteria which is oxidase-negative and catalase-positive?

Streptococcus

Staphylococcus

Neisseria

Pseudomonas

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Which of the following can be used to detect clumping factor?

precipitation test

none of these

slide coagulase test

tube coagulase test

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Bacteria which produces coagulase is

S aureus

S epidermidis

S hominis

S saprophyticus

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The most common cause of cystitis (after Escherichia coli) in healthy sexually active women is

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

Proteus mirabilis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Which of the following Staphylococcal haemolysins does not cause lysis of human RBCs?

γ haemolysin

δ haemolysin

α haemolysin

β haemolysin

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Protein A is found in cell wall of

none of these

Micrococci

coagulase-negative staphylococci

Staphylococcus aureus

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The bacteria which are inhibited on crystal violet (1:500,000) blood agar, is/are

Both (a) and (b)

Staphylococci

Streptococci

None of these

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Which of the following Staphylococcal haemolysins does not possess leucocidal activity?

δ haemolysin

γ haemolysin

β haemolysin

α haemolysin

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The toxin of Staphylococcus aureus that may result into scalded skin syndrome is

Enterotoxin

Haemolysin

Leucocidin

Epidermolytic toxin

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The bacteria which can ferment mannitol anaerobically is

S epidermidis

S saprophyticus

None of these

Staphylococcus aureus

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