The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is

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31.

Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

  • methanogens - gobar gas

  • yeast - ethanol

  • streptomycetes - antibiotic

  • streptomycetes - antibiotic

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32.

The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is

  • a facultative anaerobe

  • an obligate anaerobe

  • a facultative aerobe

  • a facultative aerobe


B.

an obligate anaerobe

The bacterium Clostridium batulinum, causing botulism ( a form of food poisoning) is an obligate anaerobic, endospore-forming, grampositive, rod shaped bacterium found in soil and in many fresh water sediments.
This bacterium produces a toxin, called botulinum toxin which is the most toxic susbtance known (cause fatal food poisoning) but in minute doses it is used to treat certain conditions involving muscle dysfunction. 

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33.

Curing of tea leaves is brought about by the activity of

  • bacteria

  • mycorrhiza

  • viruses

  • viruses

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34.

Which of the following is correctly matched for the product produced by them?

  • Acetobacter aceti : Antibiotics

  • Methanobterium : Lactic acid

  • Penicillium notatum : Acetic acid

  • Penicillium notatum : Acetic acid

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35.

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  • VItamin B12 → Pernicious anaemia

  • Vitamin-B6 → Loss of appetite

  • Vitamin-B1 →Beri-Beri

  • Vitamin-B2 → Pellagra


36.

Roquefort cheese is ripened by using a

  • type of yeast

  • fungus

  • bacterium

  • cyanobacteria


37.

Bacterial endotoxin is

  • A toxic protein that stays inside the bacterial cell

  • A toxic protein that is excreted into the medium

  • Lipopolysaccharide located on the surface of the bacteria

  • None of the above


38.

Pebrine is a disease of

  • Fish

  • Honey Bee

  • Silk Worm

  • lac insect


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39.

Which one of the following microbes is the source for vitamin-C?

  • Pseudomonas sp.

  • Acetobacter sp.

  • Aspergillus sp.

  • Chlorella


40.

Gas gangrene is caused by

  • Clostridium botulinum

  • Xanthomonas campestris

  • Pseudomonas

  • Clostridium perfringens


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