Microbiology Quiz

What is detected in the animal brain tissue to diagnose rabies?

Which vaccine prevents infantile paralysis?

What is the causative agent of tetanus?

Which of the following bacteria is associated with seafood-related summer diarrhea outbreaks?

What is used to culture cholera bacteria?

What is the most common cause of meningitis beyond the neonatal period?

What shape do the oocysts of Cyclospora cayetanensis resemble?

Which medium is used to exhibit an umbrella pattern?

Which method is NOT used for the diagnosis of Tuberculous meningitis?

What is characterized by the presence of white blood cells in the CSF but no bacteria?

What is another name for Endemic Typhus Fever?

What is the shape of the bacteria that causes the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide?

Which of the following is characteristic of Ehrlichiosis?

What is the predominant anaerobic microorganism in an adult large bowel?

How is Leprosy typically transmitted?

Which of the following is NOT caused by Chlamydia trachomatis?

Which of the following organisms produces urease enzyme?

What is the term for an illness characterized by clinical signs of white blood cells but no bacteria in the CSF?

What is the most commonly identified form of B. hominis?

Which bacterial pathogen gives a purple color in gram stain?

What is the appearance of Vibrio on gram staining?

Which of the following would give a 'safety pin' appearance on microscopy?

Which of the following is a flat surface lesion?

What is the family of viruses that Rabies virus belongs to?

What is the recommended specimen for the 1st week of typhoid fever?

What is the diagnostic test available for detecting astrovirus?

Which type of leprosy is seen in patients with low cell-mediated immunity?

What is the lesion that appears as polypoid masses in the nose and pharynx?

What developmental stage of the amoeba would you expect to see on a well-formed stool?

Which cells are affected in HIV?