Bacteriology Lab6

What is the need for isolation of bacteria?

• To understand the genetic makeup of bacteria

• To identify the bacteria causing human disease

• To study the growth requirements of bacteria

• To determine the antibiotic resistance of bacteria

What is the optimum temperature most bacteria require to grow?

• 40°C

• 37°C

• 30°C

• 25°C

What is the method used for inoculating the solid media for obtaining isolated colonies?

• Pour plate method

• Dilution method

• Spread plate method

• Streaking method

What is the liquid medium in which bacteria may be grown?

• Nutrient agar

• MacConkey agar

• Broth

• Blood agar

What are some examples of Amplification techniques used for isolation and identification of bacteria?

• Ligase Chain Reaction, Western Blotting, Southern Blotting

• Western Blotting, Northern Blotting, Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Amplification

• Polymerase Chain Reaction, Ligase Chain Reaction, Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Amplification

• Polymerase Chain Reaction, Southern Blotting, Northern Blotting

What is used as gelling agar in culture media?

• Nutrient agar

• Blood agar

• Agar

• MacConkey agar

What is the process of staining bacteria to make them visible under a microscope?

• Gram staining

• Acid-fast staining

• Endospore staining

• Simple staining

What is the purpose of using a selective media for bacterial isolation?

• To encourage the growth of all types of bacteria

• To inhibit the growth of certain types of bacteria

• To provide essential nutrients for bacterial growth

• To identify the antibiotic resistance of bacteria

What is the primary purpose of streaking for isolation in microbiology?

• To obtain a pure culture of bacteria

• To identify the bacteria causing human disease

• To study the growth requirements of bacteria

• To determine the antibiotic resistance of bacteria