24 Questions
What is the date and time of the practical online MCQ exam?
November 24th at 2-3pm
What is the percentage weightage for practical reports submission?
15%
When is the final MCQ exam scheduled to be held in RDS?
December 15th at 4:30pm
What is the approximate percentage of hospital patients affected by nosocomial infections?
5-15%
What is the term for the ability of a microorganism to cause disease?
Pathogenicity
Which structure do Escherichia coli use to bind to receptors on host cells?
Fimbriae
What do Salmonella and Listeria use to enter and move within host cells respectively?
Actin
What is the term for the presence of toxin in the host's blood?
Toxemia
What is the substance that contributes to pathogenicity called?
Toxin
What is the term for the extent of pathogenicity?
Virulence
What is the method of transmission by an inanimate reservoir such as food, water, or air called?
Vehicle Transmission
What is the term for the acquired infections as a result of a hospital stay?
Nosocomial Infections
Which bacterium causes whooping cough?
Bordetella pertussis
What is the causative agent of diphtheria?
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Which bacterium is responsible for cholera?
Vibrio cholerae
What is the causative agent of botulism?
Clostridium botulinum
What is the only known bacteria to colonize the human gastric mucosa?
Helicobacter pylori
Which bacterium causes trachoma, the leading cause of blindness worldwide?
Chlamydia trachomatis
What is the causative agent of anthrax?
Bacillus anthracis
Which bacterium causes typhoid fever?
Salmonella typhi
Which bacterium is responsible for causing plague?
Yersinia pestis
What is the causative agent of tularemia?
Francisella tularensis
Which bacterium is responsible for causing Q fever?
Coxiella burnetii
What is the causative agent of psittacosis?
Chlamydophila psittaci
Test your knowledge of agricultural microbiology with this MCQ quiz. Covering topics such as practical reports, plagiarism, final exams, representative normal microbiota, and commercial microbiology, this quiz will help you prepare for the assessments in MICR20010.
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