41 Best Microbiology Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

What are the factors that affect the gram staining procedure?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 05, 2022

The main factor that influences the result of a Gram stain (whether an organism is classified as Gram positive or Gram negative) is the structure of their cell wall.
The Gram positi...Read More

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Who is considered the father of virology?

Caitlin_mumaw
Answered: Dec 05, 2022

Martineaus Beijerink is considered the father of virology.

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What is the microorganisms?

Robert Hazlewood, Senior Executive
Answered: Jan 31, 2019

A microorganism is an organism that is microscopic; this means such an organism cannot be seen with the naked eye. Microorganism includes bacteria, fungi, viruses, protists, and...Read More

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What cannot be true regarding viruses?

Anika Nicole, Wordsmith
Answered: Jul 20, 2018

All have a protein capsid and envelope. Not all viruses have a protein capsid and envelope. Viruses are basically microscopic parasites which don't have the capacity to thrive and reprod...Read More

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What do microorganisms do?

Urhievwegba
Answered: May 18, 2020

They produce antibiotics They are used in the production of many types of food and beverages They decompose dead...Read More

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What is a PYR test?

Barry Mclean, Sales Manager
Answered: Apr 10, 2019

The correct answer to this question is PYR Positive. PYR stands for pyrrolidonly Aminopeptidase. This test is used to detect the activity of pyrolidonly arylamidase activity. This activity...Read More

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How is the ability of a virus to infect an organism regulated?

John Adney
Answered: Apr 09, 2017

Why is it all the above and not just the host?

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What does semiconservative replication refer to?

Jason B. Elster
Answered: Apr 20, 2018

Semiconservative replication refers to the mechanism by which DNA is replicated in all known cells. It produces two copies that each contain one of the original strands and a new strand. This...Read More

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What kind of bond is at the arrow in Figure 2.4?

Mceiswich
Answered: Dec 05, 2022

Peptide bond

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What are Capsids?

MINANITheobald
Answered: May 31, 2017

The capsid is composed of capsomere is the repeating unit.

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What are used on fastidious organisms that require defined known quantities of specific nutrients?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 05, 2022

Defined media

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What is population growth, usually analyzed in a closed system called?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 05, 2022

Batch culture

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What does the final outcome of most host-parasite relationships depend on?

Andreazza
Answered: Dec 05, 2022

All of the choices

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What kind of organism does the term facultative anaerobe refer to?

Fabiounsoed
Answered: Dec 05, 2022

Uses oxygen when present or grows without oxygen when oxygen is absent

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What does Kochs Postulate say?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 05, 2022

The pathogen must be isolated from the diseased host. The same disease must be produced when microbes from pure culture are inoculated into healthy susceptible...Read More

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