Q.82 Which of the following statements about the primary and secondary adaptiveimmune responses to an antigen is/are correct?(A) IgM antibodies appear first in response to the initial exposure of the […]
Q.81 Which of the following antibiotics is/are isolated from Streptomyces spp.?(A) Gentamicin(B) Nystatin(C) Polymyxins(D) Tetracyclines Gentamicin, Nystatin, and Tetracyclines are isolated from Streptomyces spp., while Polymyxins are not. The correct […]
Q.80 Which of the following is/are non–membrane bound inclusion bodies?(A) Carboxysomes(B) Cyanophycin granules(C) Poly–β–hydroxybutyrate granules(D) Polyphosphate granules The correct answer is (B), (C), and (D). Carboxysomes (A) are membrane-bound (protein […]
Q.79 Which of the following genus is/are a spirochete(s)?(A) Borrelia(B) Leptospira(C) Spirulina(D) Treponema Answer: (A), (B), and (D) Spirochetes belong to the phylum Spirochaetota, featuring Gram-negative, helical bacteria with axial […]
Q78 Which one of the following conjugations will result in formation of merodiploid? (A) F– donor × F– recipient (B) Hfr donor × F– recipient (C) F+ donor × F– […]
Q.77 Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [a] and theReason [r].Assertion [a]: Endospore can survive heat that would rapidly kill vegetative cells ofthe same species.Reason [r]: In […]
Q.76 A suspension of photosynthetic green algae was illuminated in the presence of14CO2 for few seconds. The first metabolite in the Calvin cycle to be radiolabeledwill be(A) glyceraldehyde(B) 1,3–bisphosphoglycerate(C) 3–phosphoglycerate(D) […]
Q.75 Which one of the following is NOT correct about antibiotic resistance mechanismin microbes?(A) Mycoplasma is naturally resistant to penicillins due to presence of R plasmid.(B) Gram–negative bacteria are impermeable […]
Q74 | Match the test in Group I with its application in Group II Group I Group II P. Ouchterlony-Fulthorpe test Q. Limulus amoebocyte lysate test R. Weil-Felix reaction test […]
Q.73 Which one of the following statements about batch culture of microbes is NOTcorrect?(A) Cells from stationary phase will show longer lag phase when inoculated in freshgrowth medium compared to […]