DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY

MODULE EXAM – 1
PAPER: GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

FILL IN THE BLANKS: 90 x ½ = 45

1. __________________________ introduced vaccine for hydrophobia.

2. In a bacterial cell ______________ are considered as the centres for protein synthesis.

3. ________________________________ is the widely accepted manual for the systematic

classification of microorganisms.

4. _______________________ are extrachromosomal genetic elements.

5. The highest magnification in a light microscope is _____________.

6. The ability of the microscope to show too closely placed particles as distant as apart is referred as

_________________________.

7. Name one granular staining method ___________________.

8. ________________ refers to aberrant pleomorphic bacterial structures without definite shape.

9. Composition of the Gram-negative bacterial cell wall that accounts for endotoxicity is

___________________.

10. _____________________________ method of electron microscopy uses heavy metals to make 3D

pictures of higher clarity.

11. Viruses are best observed by ___________________ microscope.

12. Arrangement of flagella all around the surface of the bacterial cell is ____________________.

13. Bacteria which can grow best at temperatures above 55°C are called _____________.

14. The temperature and time period employed in holder’s method of pasteurisation is _________.

15. An alternative method used to create anaerobiosis in an anaerobic jar is _____________ system.

16. The exponential increase in the number of the bacterial cells occurs in _______________ phase of

the bacterial growth curve.

17. Biological indicator employed in an autoclave is ____________________.

18. Mention any one test for disinfectants _________________________.

19. Sterilisation of operation theatres using formaldehyde gas is referred as __________________.

21. ________________________ medium is used to perform antibiotic sensitivity test.

22. _______________________________ is the modified agar diffusion method to detect MIC value.

23. ____________________ is a type of air filter used for removal of at least 99.97% of airborne

particles.

24. ___________________ is a dehydration process to preserve bacteria.

25. The time taken for a bacterium to give rise to two daughter cells is called _______________.

26. The lenses of the endoscopes can be best sterilised using _________________.

27. What is Splauding’s classification?. _____________________________________

28. Southern blot is used to identify ___________________.

29. ______________ is referred as the smallest unit of antigenicity on the surface of an antigen.

30. ___________________ antigens are the same or closely related antigens that are found in

different biological species.

31. Artificial active immunity is achieved by the administration of _______________.

32. The type of antibody produced during secondary immune response is _____________.

33. An example for acute phase protein is ____________________.

34. Humoral immune response is mediated by ______________.

35. An example for an acute phase protein is ________________.

36. MHC stands for _________________.

37. __________________ are the abnormal light chains found in condition of multiple

myeloma.

38. Alternate pathway is otherwise called as ___________ pathway.

39. IL-4 is otherwise called as _________________________________________.

40. In Rheumatoid arthritis autoantibodies are formed against ___________________________.

41. Sub-acute bacterial endocarditis (SABE) is caused by _____________________.

42. Dental caries is caused by ________________________.

infarction.

44. Name the group B streptococci ____________________________________.

45. Gram positive bacilli with a terminal spore showing a characteristic drumstick appearance is

__________________________.

46. Gram positive lanceolate shaped diplococci ____________________________.

47. Watercan perineum is caused by _______________________.

48. What is Crede’s method of treatment?. ______________________________

49. __________________ shows palisade arrangements of morphology.

50. In blood agar, Clostridium perfringens produces _____________ hemolysis.

51. Scarlet fever is caused by __________________ .

52. Alpha toxin produced by Clostridium perfringens is known as ____________________.

53. Lumpy jaw is caused by ___________________________.

54. Trismus or lock jaw is caused by _____________________________.

55. Antibiotic associated colitis is caused by ___________________________.

56. In litmus milk medium, Cl.perfringens produces _______________ fermentation.

57. In-vitro toxigenicity test for the Corynebacterium is ___________________________.

58. Petechial rashes are caused by ________________________________.

59. Capsule swelling reaction is referred as ______________________ phenomenon.

60. Exfoliative toxin in Staphylococci causes _____________________________________.

61. Dick toxin causes _________________________________ fever.

62. An example for anaerobic streptococci is ________________________________.

63. Name one non-suppurative complications of Streptococcus pyogenes _______________________.

64. Carrom coin appearance of the colonies in Pneumococci is due to the production of

________________.

65. Selective medium for Neisseria is ______________________________________.

66. Gram negative diplococci, with kidney shaped cocci in pairs is _______________________.
67. Griffith typing is done based on __________________.

68. Flesh eating bacteria is referred to _______________________________.

69. Doderlein’s bacilli is _______________________.

70. _______________________ are gram negative spindle shaped bacteria.

71. Gram positive bacilli showing typical bamboo stick appearance is

_________________________.

72. In nutrient agar, staphylococcus produces _________________________ colour pigment.

73. Vibrios shows _____________________ motility.

74. Fibrinolysin of streptococci is known as _____________________________.

75. NGU stands for _________________________________.

76. D-test is used to detect resistance to ___________________________.

77. An example for tetrads _____________________.

78. Cocci in eights is ________________.

79. A Polymicrobial infection of the vagina caused by anaerobes is ___________________________.

80. ___________________________ cells are epithelial cells whose surface is coated by adherent

bacilli in vaginosis.

81. The saccharolytic pigmented Bacteroides species is __________________________________.

82. Flagella can be observed by ________________ staining method.

83. Seitz filters are made up of _____________.

84. _______________ filters are made up of cellulose esters with 0.22µm porosity.

85. The spores of ____________________ is used as the biological indicator for checking the efficacy

of a hot air oven.

86. The mechanism of killing in dry heat method of sterilisation is by __________________.

87. ______________ is a form of genetically inherited anaphylaxis.

88. The specific region on the antibody that binds with an antigen is called ___________.

89. Alternate pathway involves two factors namely _________ & ________.

90. A safe method of destroying infectious materials by complete burning is _____________.

1. Moist heat sterilisation.