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MBBS Second Year Microbiology Paper-I (General Microbiology, immunology, Systematic Bacteriology) Important Question Bank

Essay Questions:

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  1. Define and classify sterilization. Write about sterilization by moist heat.
  2. Mention the bacterial agents causing meningitis. Discuss the pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis of acute pyogenic meningitis caused by any one of them.
  3. Describe the morphology of the bacterial cell with the help of a neat diagram and mention the function of various appendages.
  4. Name the bacteria causing sexually transmitted disease. Discuss the laboratory diagnosis of syphilis.
  5. Define and classify sterilization. Write in detail about chemical methods of sterilization.
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  7. Name the bacterial agents causing pyrexia of unknown origin. Write the pathogenesis and lab diagnosis of enteric fever.
  8. Define and classify hypersensitivity reactions. Describe type I hypersensitivity.
  9. Describe the pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and prophylaxis of cholera.
  10. Enumerate sexually transmitted bacteria. Discuss Pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis of Syphilis.
  11. Define and classify Antigen Antibody reactions. Discuss Agglutination tests with clinical examples.
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  13. Enumerate the bacteria causing diarrhoea. Discuss the morphology, cultural characteristics, pathogenecity and laboratory diagnosis of Vibrio cholera.
  14. Define sterilization and disinfection. Discuss the methods of sterilization by moist heat with suitable examples.
  15. Discuss in detail about the etiology, pathogenesis, Lab diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis.
  16. Enumerate Hypersensitivity reactions and discuss in detail about Type 4 Hyper sensitivity reaction and add a note on Shwartzman reaction.
  17. Define and classify hypersensitivity. Discuss the mechanisms of anaphylaxis
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  19. Name the bacterial agents causing pyrexia of unknown origin. Write the pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis of acute pyogenic meningitis caused by any one of them.
  20. Classify Enterobacteriaceae. Write the pathogenesis, diseases caused and the lab diagnosis of Salmonella typhii infections.
  21. Define and describe the properties of an Ideal Disinfectant .Enumerate the various Disinfecting agents and their applications.
  22. Name the bacterial agents causing sexually transmitted diseases. Write the pathogenesis and laboratory diagnosis of syphilis.
  23. Write in detail about the physiology of bacteria.
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  25. Discuss briefly on Immunofluorescence.
  26. Describe the Laboratory diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  27. Describe the Laboratory diagnosis of Enteric fever.
  28. Define anaphylaxis. Describe the mediators and pathogenesis of anaphylaxis.
  29. Discuss the Laboratory diagnosis of Syphilis
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  31. Define Sterilization. Discuss the methods of sterilization by Heat.
  32. Classify Leptospira. Write in detail about laboratory diagnosis and Leptospirosis.
  33. Describe the epidemiology, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and prevention of cholera.
  34. Define Complement. Write about alternative C pathway and add a note on biological effects of complement and genetic deficiencies of complement components.
  35. Classify Rickettsiaceae. Write in detail about morphology, cultivation, antigenic structure, pathogenesis and lab diagnosis of typhus fever
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  37. Classify streptococci. Describe in detail the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of rheumatic fever.
  38. Classify sterilisation process. Describe the principle, mechanism and uses of autoclave.
  39. Enumerate the methods of gene transfer and discuss the mechanisms of drug resistance in bacteria.
  40. Classify anaerobes. Describe the aetiology, pathogenesis, lab diagnosis and prophylaxis of tetanus.
  41. A 15 year old boy presents with history of fever with headache, malaise and coated tongue of 8 days duration. On examinations boy was found to have step ladder pyrexia, bradycardia and soft palpable spleen. What is the probable diagnosis? Write the mode of infection, pathogenesis, lab diagnosis and treatment. Add a note on its prophylaxis.
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  43. A 25 year old female admitted with history of watery diarrhoea resembling rice water of 24 hrs duration along with copious vomiting. What is your diagnosis? Write the pathogenesis, sample collections, lab diagnosis and treatment of the above clinical condition. Add a note prophylaxis.
  44. Classify Rickettsia. Write in detail about pathogenesis and lab diagnosis of typhus fever and write about Brill Zinsser disease.
  45. Define Culture Media, write in detail about, different types of Culture Media. Add a note on Anaerobic Culture Methods.

Short Answer Questions:

  1. Hot air oven
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  3. Nocardia
  4. Non-sporing Anaerobic infection
  5. Passive immunity
  6. Mycoplasma (lab diagnosis)
  7. Louis pasteur
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  9. Active immunity
  10. E - Tor vibrios
  11. Graft versus host reactions
  12. Helicobacter pylori
  13. Negative staining
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  15. Give two examples for transport media
  16. Arthus phenomenon
  17. Nagler's reaction
  18. Cold sterilization
  19. Two uses of HLA Typing
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  21. Oxidase test
  22. Name the three special species of Brucella
  23. Mantoux test
  24. X and V factors
  25. Atypical mycobacteria
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  27. Tests for toxin production of coryne bacterium diphtheria
  28. Bacterial Virulence
  29. Gonorrhoea
  30. Immunoglobulin G
  31. Biological functions of complement
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  33. Bacterial Capsule
  34. Widal test
  35. Type III Hypersensitivity
  36. Non suppurative complications of streptococci
  37. Name four pigments produced Bacteria
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  39. Diagram of Immunoglobulin M
  40. Give four examples of enriched media
  41. Name two zoonotic bacterial diseases
  42. Tube coagulase test
  43. Name four specific serologic tests for syphilis
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  45. Four differences between exotoxin and endotoxin
  46. Two liquid media to grow Mycobacteria
  47. Sattelitism
  48. Urease test
  49. Pasteurisation
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  51. Koch's postulates
  52. Name four selective media
  53. Plasmids
  54. Name four mechanisms of auto immunity
  55. Neufeld quelling phenomenon
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  57. M' fadyean's reaction
  58. Name four clostridia causing gas gangrene
  59. Stalactite growth
  60. Runyons classification of atypical mycobacteria
  61. Flagella
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  63. Transduction
  64. Acquired immunity
  65. Monoclonal antibodies
  66. Coagulase test
  67. Elek's gel precipitation test
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  69. VDRL test
  70. Autoclave
  71. Lepromin test
  72. Weil felix test
  73. Halophilic vibrio
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  75. Bacterial capsule
  76. Hot air oven
  77. Conjugation
  78. Malignant pustule
  79. IgE
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  81. Adjuvant
  82. Bacterial growth curve
  83. Tric agent
  84. Widal test
  85. Satellitism
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  87. Milk ring test
  88. Enriched media
  89. Nagler's reaction
  90. Classification of atypical mycobacteria
  91. Hapten
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  93. Name four methods of dry heat sterilization
  94. Name three anaerobic media
  95. Mention three properties of exotoxin
  96. Four organisms causing nosocomial infection
  97. Capsule
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  99. T cells and B cells
  100. Mutation
  101. Extra chromosomal genetic elements
  102. Mechanism of Autoimmunity
  103. Nosocomal infections
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  105. Type IV Hypersensitivity
  106. Laboratory diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
  107. Toxigenicity tests for coryne bacterium diphtheria
  108. Differences between Alpha haemolytic streptococci and pneumococci
  109. Name four bacteria causing food poison
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  111. Inspissation
  112. Super Antigens
  113. Name four Anaerobic methods of cultivation
  114. C - Reactive protein
  115. Hot Air Oven
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  117. Sterilization of operation theatre
  118. Graft versus host reaction
  119. Name four live bacterial vaccines
  120. Uses of Gram stain
  121. Fimbriae
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  123. Immuno fluorescence methods
  124. Sources of human infection
  125. Cytokines
  126. Distinguishing factors of T and B lymphocytes
  127. Biochemical tests to identify mycobacterium
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  129. Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)
  130. Toxins and virulence factors of streptococci
  131. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli (ETEC)
  132. Listeria monocytogens
  133. Name four anaerobic bacteria
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  135. Name four chemical methods of sterilization
  136. Enrichment media
  137. Features of transferable drug resistance
  138. Diagram of Immunoglobulin
  139. Name four combined (T & B cell) immunodeficiency disorders
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  141. Name four non-organ specific auto immune disorders
  142. Louis Pasteur
  143. Etiology of non-gonococcal (non-specific) urethritis
  144. Mention the various types of hypersensitivity reactions
  145. Major Histocompatibility complex
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  147. Toxins of Clostridium perfringens
  148. Scrub typhus fever
  149. Abnormal Immunoglobulins
  150. Electron Microscopy
  151. Immunological tolerance
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  153. Hemolytic disease of the New born
  154. Relapsing fever
  155. Transposable genetic elements
  156. Anaerobic culture methods
  157. Stalactite growth
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  159. Name four Disorders of Phagocytosis
  160. Name two Adjuvants
  161. Name four determinants of Antigenicity
  162. Name four types of Mutation
  163. Name four different types of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli
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  165. Satellitism
  166. Voges-Proskauer test
  167. Anaerobic culture methods
  168. Staphylococcal virulence factors
  169. Malignant pustule
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  171. Bacterial flagella
  172. Polymerase chain reaction
  173. Bacterial growth curve
  174. ElTor vibrios
  175. Rickettsiae
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  177. Helicobacter pylori
  178. Gaseous disinfectants
  179. Name two transport media
  180. Mention two uses of darkground microscope
  181. Give two examples for agglutination tests
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  183. Give one example for passive artificial immunity
  184. List two pathogenic Clostridial species
  185. Name the serological tests for diagnosing enteric fever
  186. Name the bacterium which causes malignant pustule
  187. Name two specific tests for confirming the diagnosis of syphilis
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  189. Name the transmitting agent for plague
  190. Name the animal model used for the growth of Mycobacterium leprae
  191. Name two selective media for Vcholera
  192. Mention the virulence factors of Nmeningitidis
  193. Dosage schedule of Diptheria vaccine
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  195. Mention the bacterial spore used in biological warfare
  196. Name two Gram Negative Anaerobic bacilli
  197. IMVIC test
  198. Mention three stages of Plague
  199. Name four non Cholera Vibrios
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  201. Mention the components of Pentavalent Vaccine
  202. Name the HACEK group of bacteria
  203. Bacterial growth curve
  204. Mutations
  205. Nucleic acid probes
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  207. Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
  208. Innate immunity
  209. Immunoglobulin M
  210. T lymphocytes
  211. Erythroblastosis fetalis
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  213. Non suppurative Streptococcal diseases
  214. Lab diagnosis of Leptospirosis
  215. Monoclonal antibodies
  216. Passive agglutination test
  217. Tumour antigens
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  219. Western blot test
  220. Herd immunity
  221. Group B streptococci
  222. Anaerobic vaginosis
  223. Melioidosis
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  225. Non agglutinating vibrios
  226. Legionellosis
  227. Name two selective media
  228. Give two examples for precipitation tests
  229. Name two bacterial live attenuated vaccines
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  231. Name two bacteria having peritrichate flagella
  232. Name two bacteria producing exotoxins
  233. Name two bacteria transmitted through rodents
  234. Name two specimens from sterile sites
  235. Define plasmids
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  237. Metchnikoff
  238. Name two tests to assess the function of phagocyte
  239. Negative staining – principle & uses
  240. Moist heat sterilisation
  241. Transduction - Mechanism & types
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  243. Monoclonal antibodies – principle, technique and applications
  244. Special characters of Staphylococcus aureus
  245. Differences between Pneumococcus & Streptococcus viridans
  246. Differences between classical and elTor vibrios
  247. Weils disease – Laboratory diagnosis
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  249. Type III Hypersensitivity
  250. Immunosurveillance – possible mechanisms
  251. Name the three steps in Polymerase chain reaction
  252. Name two activators of alternate compliment pathway
  253. What is isograft?
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  255. Name two coagulase negative Staphylococci infecting man
  256. Name two primary agents causing purulent bacterial meningitis
  257. Name two toxins produced by Clostridium tetani
  258. Name the Indole negative Proteus species
  259. Name the popular selective medium for Vibrio cholerae
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  261. Name two bacteria exhibiting pleomorphism
  262. Name the blocking antibodies in chronic Brucellosis
  263. Quellung reaction – technique and uses
  264. Anaerobic culture methods
  265. Bacterial zoonotic diseases
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  267. Systemic autoimmune diseases
  268. Unique characters of Enterococcus
  269. McFadyean's reaction
  270. Photochromogens and Scotochromogens
  271. Lyme disease – clinical features & Lab diagnosis
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  273. Weil felix test
  274. Theories of Immune response
  275. Name two capsulated bacteria
  276. Name two enriched media
  277. Name two enzymes used in ELISA test
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  279. Name the types of Coagulase test
  280. Name the selective medium for Gonococcus
  281. What is pseudohemoptysis?
  282. Name the exotoxin producing Shigella species
  283. Name any two pigments produced by Pseudomonas
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  285. Name the clinical forms of Actinomycosis in man
  286. Name the Immunoglobulin crossing the placenta
  287. What is milk ring test? Give the use of this test
  288. Name four bacterial zoonotic infections
  289. Name four bacteria that cause food poisoning
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  291. Name four autoimmune disorders
  292. What are the cells involved in phagocytosis?
  293. What is Bile solubility test? Describe its principle
  294. Mantoux test
  295. What is the causative agent of relapsing fever? What are the two types?
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  297. What are the diseases caused by mycoplasma?
  298. Describe Neill-Mooser reaction
  299. Bacterial Growth curve
  300. Transport Media
  301. Plasmids
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  303. Active immunity
  304. Coombs test
  305. Allograft Rejection
  306. Agglutination reaction
  307. Mechanisms of autoimmunity
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  309. Bacillary dysentery
  310. Satellitism
  311. Laboratory diagnosis of Tetanus
  312. Types of Flagella
  313. Electron Microscope
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  315. Sterilization by Radiation
  316. Selective Media
  317. PCR
  318. Laboratory diagnosis of Infection caused by Streptococcus pyogens
  319. Non - Gonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
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  321. Louis Pasteur
  322. Define agglutination and precipitation
  323. Immunoglobulins that are able to fix complement
  324. Characteristics of the secondary immune response
  325. Biological controls for assessing dry heat and moist heat sterilization
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  327. Morphology of B anthracis
  328. Conjugation
  329. RNTCP
  330. Types of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli
  331. Tumor antigens
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  333. Robert Koch
  334. Methods of Anaerobic culture
  335. Haptens
  336. Enriched Media
  337. DNA Probes
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  339. Various mechanisms by which Escherichia Coli produce Diarrhea
  340. Fluorescent Microscope – Uses and Principles
  341. Sterilization by Filtration methods
  342. Difference between Cell wall of Gram Positive and Gram Negative bacteria
  343. Chemical disinfectants
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  345. Structure and function of B cells
  346. Type IV hypersensitivity
  347. Virulence factors of staphylococcus aureus
  348. Graft versus host reaction
  349. Bacterial growth curve
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  351. Satellitism
  352. Enrichment media
  353. PCR
  354. CD + T cells
  355. High level disinfection in hospitals
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  357. Virulence determinants of bacteria
  358. IgM detection in infectious diseases
  359. Metchnikoff
  360. Western blot
  361. Synergism
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  363. Laboratory diagnosis of primary syphilis
  364. Botulism
  365. Name two bacteria with capsule
  366. Graft versus host reaction
  367. Louis Pasteur
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  369. Mention four toxins of streptococcus pyogenes
  370. Name four zoonotic disease caused by bacteria
  371. Chocolate agar
  372. Passive immunity
  373. Laboratory diagnosis of leptospirosis
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  375. Gonococci
  376. Recombinant DNA technology in vaccine production
  377. Auto immunity
  378. Enterococci
  379. Exotoxins
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  381. Gaseous sterilization
  382. Bordetella pertussis
  383. MALT
  384. Clostridium difficile
  385. Satellitism
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  387. Widal test
  388. Chancre
  389. BCG
  390. Mutations
  391. Complement deficiency diseases
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  393. HLA typing
  394. Enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli
  395. Lab diagnosis of cholera
  396. Heat sterilization
  397. Affinity and avidity
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  399. Name any two enriched culture media
  400. Name the animal models used for cultivation of mycobacterium leprae
  401. C - reactive protein
  402. Commensals
  403. Non-venereal treponemes
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  405. Toxins of streptococcus pyogenes
  406. Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
  407. Botulism
  408. Lymphogranuloma venereum
  409. Tuberculin testing
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  411. Actinomycosis
  412. Transposons
  413. Cold sterilization
  414. Composite media
  415. El Tor vibrios
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  417. White graft response
  418. Enumerate four complement deficiency diseases
  419. Enumerate Koch's postulates
  420. Dark ground microscopy
  421. Enumerate the primary mediators of anaphylaxis
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  423. HLA
  424. Causative agent of actinomycosis
  425. Coombs test
  426. Toxic shock syndrome
  427. Immunoglobulin M (IgM)
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  429. Gas gangrene
  430. PCR
  431. Soft sore
  432. Pasteurization
  433. Radiation sterilization and gas sterilization
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  435. Identification of bacteria
  436. Pseudomonas infections
  437. Bacillus anthrax
  438. ELISA
  439. Mycetoma
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  441. Flourescent microscopy
  442. Plasmids
  443. Indirect Coombs test
  444. Significant bacteriuria
  445. Vincents angina
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  447. XDR tuberculosis
  448. Mechanisms of Drug resistance
  449. Natural Killer cells
  450. Immunoglobulin G
  451. Modified AFB and uses
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  453. Flagellar stain
  454. Eschericia coli- virulence factors
  455. Louis Pastuer
  456. Growth curve
  457. Ponder's stain
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  459. Slime layer
  460. Serotyping of vibrio cholerae
  461. Bacteriocins

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