Q. Polyene antibiotics act on the plasma membrane of the fungus.

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Q. 5-fluorocytosine is which type of antibiotic?

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Q. Which of the following antibiotics causes inhibition of ergosterol biosynthesis?

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Q. Miconazole is active against which of the following fungal infections?

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Q. The antibiotic griseofulvin is active against deep mycoses.

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Q. Which drug is used for treatment of leishmaniasis?

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Q. Which of the following animallike flagellates has a flagellum originating from the midportion of the cell?

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Q. Which of the following characteristic of the Rotavirus was important for the construction of the Rotashield vaccine?

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Q. Plastic implants can pose a serious nosocomial infection problem because

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Q. A major difference between EHEC and EPEC is

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Q. The nature of the poliovirus gives for oral vaccination (satin vaccine) as part of the eradication programme is

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Q. Which of the following is true regarding anthrax?

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Q. The toxins produced by bacteria

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Q. Pseudomembraneous colitis is

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Q. Both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Q. Cholera toxin is an A-B type toxin in which the B portions bind to a receptor on a host cell and the A portion enters the cell to cause

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Q. Mucus helps in protecting against pathogens by

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Q. Type III secretion systems are used to inject "effector" proteins directly into a host cell. Salmonella uses a type III secretion system to help the pathogen to

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Q. Which of these cytokines is also known under the name cachectin?

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Q. Which is not a major defense mechanism in the stomach?

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