Microbiology - Food Illness

Exercise : Food Illness - Section 1
  • Food Illness - Section 1
11.
Arrange the potencies of toxin in descending order of the following canned foods
peas>string beans>spinach> corn
corn> string bean>peas>spinach
corn> spinach> peas>string beans
corn> peas>string beans>spinach
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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12.
The milk streptococci produce acetoin that gets spontaneously oxidized yielding a flavorings agent (responsible for aroma of butter) that is
acetone
acetyl coA
butyric acid
diacetyl
Answer: Option
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13.
The botulism intoxication occurs due to
an enterotoxin
neurotoxin
mycotoxin
all of these
Answer: Option
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14.
The Bacillus cereus causes gasteroenteritis by the production of an exoenterotoxin which is released in food as a result of
cell growth
cell autolysis
cell permeation
cell damage
Answer: Option
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15.
Staphylococcal intoxication is caused by the toxin m the food from
Staphylococcus aureus
S. cerevisiae
S. thermophillus
none of these
Answer: Option
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