VIBRIO, AEROMONAS AND PLESIOMONAS QUIZ

Which of the following conditions can be caused by Plesiomonas?

Cellulites

Gastroenteritis

Septicaemia

All of these

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The halophilic bacteria is/are

V. alginolyticus

V. vulnificus

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

All of these

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

Agglutination of fowl RBCs

All of these

Sensitivity to Mukerjee's group IV phage

Sensitivity to polymyxin B

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

plasmid

transposon

chromosome

phage

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

All of these

V vulnificus

V alginolyticus

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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

V. alginolyticus

Vibrio vulnificus

V. cholerae

Aeromonas

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

Both (a) and (b)

EI Tor

None of these

Classical

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Which of the following toxin resembles cholera toxin?

Diphtheria toxin

Tetanus toxin

Stable toxin of E. coli

Labile toxin of Escherichia coli

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

Radioimmunoassay

All of these

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells

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