VIBRIO, AEROMONAS AND PLESIOMONAS QUIZ

Which of the following bacteria is associated with food poisoning due to consumption of sea fish?

V vulnificus

All of these

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

V alginolyticus

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

Thiosulphate-citrate-bile-sucrose

All of these

MacConkey

Alkaline bile salt

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The halophilic bacteria is/are

V. vulnificus

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

V. alginolyticus

All of these

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

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Radioimmunoassay

All of these

Morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells

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

chromosome

transposon

phage

plasmid

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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

Agglutination of fowl RBCs

Sensitivity to polymyxin B

All of these

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Which of the following conditions can be caused by Plesiomonas?

Septicaemia

All of these

Cellulites

Gastroenteritis

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

Vibrio vulnificus

V. cholerae

V. alginolyticus

Aeromonas

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Which of the following toxin resembles cholera toxin?

Labile toxin of Escherichia coli

Stable toxin of E. coli

Tetanus toxin

Diphtheria toxin

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

EI Tor

Classical

Both (a) and (b)

None of these

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