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Microbiology Mcqs

Which is false about Wucheraria bancrofti_________________?

  • (A)  Causes filariasis
  • (B)  Body is slender and long
  • (C)  Terminal nuclei absent
  • (D)  Man and anapheles mosquito are hosts
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Leishmania is cultured in ________________ media?

  • (A)  Chocolate agar
  • (B)  NNN
  • (C)  Tellurite
  • (D)  Sabourauds
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Rapid evaluation of fungal hyphae/spores can be achieved with_______________?

  • (A)  Grocott Gomori Methenamine silver
  • (B)  Hematoxylin and Eosin
  • (C)  KOH wet mount
  • (D)  Peri-iodic Acid Schiff
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Common name for Trichuris trichura________________?

  • (A)  Round worm
  • (B)  Whip worm
  • (C)  Tape worm
  • (D)  Seat woman
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


The following statement is true regarding fungal infection__________________?

  • (A)  Dermatophyte infection are exclusively man to animal
  • (B)  Rhinosporidium causes deep infection in man
  • (C)  albicans is not pathogenic to lab animals
  • (D)  Candida infection is usually endogenous
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Methods for the diagnosis of superficial fungal infection________________?

  • (A)  Microscopic examination of skin scrapings
  • (B)  KOH staining
  • (C)  Wood light examination
  • (D)  All of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Aflatoxins are produced by________________?

  • (A)  Aspergillus niger
  • (B)  Aspergillus fumigatus
  • (C)  Aspergillus flavus
  • (D)  All of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


A sporangium contains_______________?

  • (A)  Spherules
  • (B)  porangiospores
  • (C)  Chlamydospores
  • (D)  Oidia
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Pseudohphae are seen in____________?

  • (A)  Alternaria
  • (B)  Aspergillus
  • (C)  Osporium
  • (D)  Candida albicans
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Candida is most often implicated in causation___________________?

  • (A)  Conjunctivitis
  • (B)  Tenea capitis
  • (C)  Desert rheumatism
  • (D)  Thrush
Submitted By :Ali Uppal