Microbiology - Clostridium

Exercise : Clostridium - Section 1
  • Clostridium - Section 1
1.
Which of the following types of Clostridium perfringens produces alpha toxin most abundantly?
Type A
Type B
Type C
Type D
Answer: Option
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2.
Which of the following is predominantly proteolytic?
C. sporogenes
C. histolyticum
Both (a) and (b)
C. speticum
Answer: Option
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3.
Which of the following properties are the characteristics of tetanospasmin?
It is a heat-labile protein
It is a neurotoxin
It can be toxoided
All of these
Answer: Option
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4.
Types of exotoxin, most commonly associated with botulism in man, is/are?
Type A
Type B
Type E
All of these
Answer: Option
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5.
Nagler's reaction is useful for the identification of
C tetani
C perfringens
C botulinum
C difficile
Answer: Option
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