The virus shown here is a causative agent of:
1. | Intestinal infections |
2. | Respiratory infections |
3. | CNS infections |
4. | Genito-urinary infections |
Lactic Acid Bacteria can check the growth of disease causing:
1. | Bacillus clausii | 2. | Helicobacter pylori |
3. | Saccharomyces boulardii | 4. | Clostridium butyricum |
‘Toddy’, a traditional drink of some parts in southern India, is made by fermenting sap from:
1. | Soyabean | 2. | Bamboo shoots |
3. | Palms | 4. | Sugarcane |
The ‘Roquefort cheese’ is ripened by:
1. | A fungus | 2. | A bacterium |
3. | An algae | 4. | Lichens |
Which of the following alcoholic drinks are produced without distillation?
1. | Whiskey and Brandy | 2. | Brandy and Rum |
3. | Wine and Beer | 4. | Wine and Brandy |
I: | An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. |
II: | Antibiotics may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria. |
III: | Antibiotics are highly effective against viruses such as the common cold or influenza. |
1. | isolate lysozyme |
2. | develop better antisepsis procedures for contaminated wounds |
3. | find a cure for the Spanish flu virus |
4. | investigate the properties of staphylococci |
Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin and named it after:
1. | Penicillium chrysogenum | 2. | Penicillium roqueforti |
3. | Penicillium notatum | 4. | Penicillium camemberti |
Fleming first observed the antibiotic properties of the mould that makes penicillin. But the credit to develop it into a useful treatment goes to:
1. | Selman Waksman | 2. | Florey and Chain |
3. | Beadle and Tatum | 4. | Zinder and Lederberg |
A therapeutic product that is used to prevent the risk of coronary artery disease by its effect on one of the risk factors is obtained from the microbe:
1. | Trichoderma polysporum | 2. | Streptococcus pyogenes |
3. | Pseudomonas putida | 4. | Monascus purpureus |