Discoveries in Microbiology (GATE)
Description: Proteins | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Gagan Singh | |
Tags: Discoverer propionibacterium tersicoccus Biology Life sciences Land Mark Discoveries Landmark Discoveries Relevant to the Field of Microbiology |
Propionibacterium acne type zappa was discovered in 2014. This bacterium colonises which of the following?
On May 23, 2014, the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) declared Tersicoccus phoenicis as one of its 'Top 10 New Species of 2014'. This bacterium was identified in which of the following?
Lactocillin, a novel antibiotic found in 2014, inhibits Staphylococcus aureus. It was isolated from which of the following?
In January 2014, Streptomyces chilikensis and Streptomyces barkulensis were discovered in Chilika lagoon. Which of the following is not a property of these bacteria?
Teixobactin was discovered using a new method of culturing bacteria in soil in 2015. Which of the following organisms produces this antibiotic?
Nitrososphaera viennensis, an archaic bacterium, was discovered in the soil from the gardens of the Faculty of Ecology at the University of Vienna in 2014. Which of the following is true about this bacterium?
A large outbreak of drug resistant bacteria at Lutheran General Hospital in northeast Illinois occurred in 2014. It was linked to procedures performed at the hospital and infected forty-four patients. Which of the following bacteria were responsible for this outbreak?
Of the thirty-six known species of Borrelia, twelve are known to cause Lyme disease. Which of the following is the Lyme disease causing species of Borrelia that was discovered in 2016 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota?
Which of the following bacteria can eat pure electrons?
a. Shewanella b. Prevotella c. Geobacter d. Providencia
Ideonella sakaiensis was identified in 2016 by a team of researchers from Kyoto Institute of Technology and Keio University. What is the potential importance of this bacterium?
Which of the following viruses was discovered by Dr. Bas E. Dutilh in 2014 at Radboud University Medical Centre in Netherlands that keeps us healthy by preying on bacteroides?
Which of the following was/were produced in 2015 using action of bacterial strain Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans DSM 159731 on industrial wastes?
In September 2014, Genome Institute of Singapore reported three bacteria which can destroy PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). These bacteria belonged to which of the following genera?
GlaxoSmithKline closed its US plant in 2015 after the cooling tower tested positive for a deadly bacterium. Which of the following bacteria was found in its cooling tower?
Bdellovibrio is a genus of parasitic bacteria. It was discovered in 2016 from which of the following samples?