AS/OCT2010/MIC455
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION
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GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY MIC455 OCTOBER 2010 3 HOURS
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QUESTION 1 Fill in the blank with the appropriate answers. Write the answers in the answer booklet. a) The two (2) main components making up the peptidoglycan of bacterial cell wall are and . The scientific names of any two (2) microorganisms that are not classified as prokaryotes are and The two (2) genera of bacteria that are capable of producing spores are and
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d)
An example of a Gram positive bacteria is example of a Gram negative bacteria.
and
is an
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Three (3) common differential staining methods used in microbiology are , and "Ubiquitous" in microbiology means The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) means Of more than three thousand (3000) species of bacteria, only 10% cause disease. The three (3) diseases and their causative agents are , and
f) g) h)
i) j)
Bacteriocidal agents are defined as Two (2) methods that can be used to surface sterilize the skin of a human are and An antigen is defined as (10 marks)
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QUESTION 2 As a microbiologist, one (1) of the most important skills to develop is the ability to determine the microbial population from any given samples using any logical methods available in microbiology. Using serial dilution plating method,