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The peptidoglycan layer in the Gram negative cell wall is - ANSWER:thin

Bacterial plasmids - ANSWER:carry virulence related genes
do not have housekeeping genes
are circular DNA molecules

Pilli are present in gram positive bacteria only, while flagella are present in Gram
negative bacteria only - ANSWER:false

The F plasmids in bacteria have an essential role in - ANSWER:initiating bacterial
conjugation

The duplication of a DNA molecule in bacteria always starts at the position called -
ANSWER:origin of replication
replication fork

HIV is NOT diagnosed by - ANSWER:cell culture

Sterilisation is - ANSWER:Is the killing or removal of all viable organisms - bacteria
spores and viruses

Which is not a physical factor used in Sterilization - ANSWER:disinfection

Genetic transformation in microbes - ANSWER:can be demonstrated in infected
laboratory animals such as mice

is easier in competent cells

can occur when a bacteriophage infects a bacterial cell

occurs when DNA is incorporated into a recipient cell and leads to genetic changes

Microbial transduction - ANSWER:is the packaging of bacterial DNA inside a newly
formed bacteriophage molecule

A segment of DNA that can move from one site to another on the same or a different
DNA molecule is called - ANSWER:transposable element

Bacterial endotoxins are - ANSWER:cellular components released upon cell lysis

Integral membrane proteins are - ANSWER:firmly embedded in the cytoplasmic
membranes of bacterial cells

, The prokaryotic ABC transport system - ANSWER:is not a simple transport system

requires energy in the form of ATP molecules

is often involved in the uptake of organic compounds and inorganic nutrients

displays high substrate specificity

5-Bromouracil is - ANSWER:a nucleotide base analogue

A microbial cell can contain more than one plasmid, but they must be -
ANSWER:from different incompatibility groups

Most areas of skin including sweat glands are colonised with Gram negative bacteria
- ANSWER:False

the skin is colonised mostly with G+ve bacteria

The lower respiratory tract lacks microflora in healthy individuals - ANSWER:true

E. coli and P. mirabilis frequently cause - ANSWER:urinary tract infections in women

Invasiveness - ANSWER:Can cause damage without producing a toxin

is the ability of a pathogen to grow in host tissue at densities that inhibit host
function

Staphylococcal alpha toxin has both cytolytic and hemolytic activities - ANSWER:true

this toxin kills nucleated cells and also lyses erythrocytes

Supercoiling is important for DNA structure, because - ANSWER:it condenses the
DNA so that it can fit inside the cell

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding mutations in bacterial
cells? - ANSWER:Mutations are NOT immediately expressed because the bacterial
cell is diploid

The most critical step in the use of 16Sr RNA sequence data in phylogenetic studies is
- ANSWER:Matching the gene sequence to the sequences in the reference data bank

In bacterial cytoplasmic membranes - ANSWER:hydrophilic portions remain exposed
to external environment or to cytoplasm

fatty acids point inward to form a hydrophobic environment

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