List of top Microbiology Questions

In which type of bacteria the cell wall is thicker

Bacillus subtilis is used in assay of which antibiotics

What is/are use/s of phenol coefficient

Phase zero studies is a/an
(P) Exploratory investigational new drug study
(Q) Human microdosingstudies
(R) Step to speed up drug discovery/ development process
(S) Mandatory by FDA

Which of the following pairs is mismatched

Rabies bodies are

Drug of choice to treat H1N1 influenza is

The most suitable disinfectant for decontamination of HIV contaminated endoscope is

For determining the efficacy of sterilization in an autoclave, the spores of the following organism are used as test organisms

Which of the following is a selective medium for the growth of vibreochelerae

A child admitted with fever, rash begins behind ears, conjunctivitis, coryza, cough and koplik spot. Based on the clinical manifestations, choose the correct description of the pathogen?

Name the parasite whose microfilariae have a sheath with no nuclei at the tail end.

History of Pastry intake causing food poisoning. What is the causative agent

A patient presented with 70% burns. A test was done on a sample collected from the burnt site as shown in the picture in suspicion of the probable causative organism which is an obligate aerobe. What's the microbe?

A truck driver presented with a painless, demarcated ulcer on penis with inguinal lymphadenopathy. What is the best method of visualization of motility of the probable causative agent?

Swab is discarded in which color bin?

A female engineer works for 12- 14 hours a day and gives a history of consuming only fast food. There are no vegetables or fruits in his diet. Her Hb count is 9gm/dl MCV 120 fl. On examination, PS shows macrocytes. What will be the diagnosis?

A patient was suspected of having brucellosis. Serum sample was sent for a standard agglutination test. It came negative initially but after dilution of the serum sample, the test was positive. What could be the reason for the initial negative test?

A patient who was on steroids presented with nocturnal cough and chronic urticaria. BAL stain was done. Identify the organism.

Blood spill management

A child presented with bloody stools and abdominal pain. What enrichment medium should be used for the faeces sample?

What is the vector for a parasite which has kinetoplast in one of its morphological forms?

A known case of AIDS with productive cough and fever was found to have consolidation in the right infrascapular area. X-Ray chest showed right lower lobe consolidation with CD4 count of 55 per microlitre. What is the most common cause of this?

Following admission of a RTA case, there is a spillage of blood on the hospital floor. Which disinfectant will you use to clean the floor

Vector for zika virus is :