Bacterial capsule - Quiz
  • 1. What is the primary composition of most bacterial capsules?
A) Lipopolysaccharides
B) Nucleic acids
C) Polysaccharides
D) Proteins
  • 2. Which type of bacteria can have a capsule made of poly-D-glutamic acid?
A) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
B) Escherichia coli
C) Staphylococcus aureus
D) Bacillus anthracis
  • 3. What staining technique is used to visualize bacterial capsules under a microscope?
A) India ink staining
B) Crystal violet staining
C) Gram staining
D) Methylene blue staining
  • 4. How does the capsule help bacteria evade the host immune system?
A) By increasing motility
B) By preventing phagocytosis
C) By producing toxins
D) By degrading antibodies
  • 5. What is one way capsules protect bacteria from environmental threats?
A) Producing antibiotics
B) Preventing drying out due to high water content
C) Releasing enzymes that degrade host tissues
D) Forming biofilms
  • 6. How do capsules affect the formation of biofilms in bacteria?
A) They always enhance biofilm stability
B) They can negatively impact biofilm formation, especially with thick capsules
C) They have no effect on biofilm formation
D) They promote rapid biofilm growth
  • 7. What is a common term used to refer to both capsule and slime layer?
A) Cell wall
B) Glycocalyx
C) Peptidoglycan layer
D) Outer membrane
  • 8. In which type of bacteria is the bacterial outer membrane found?
A) Both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria
B) Only in non-bacterial cells
C) Gram-negative bacteria
D) Gram-positive bacteria
  • 9. What role does the capsule play in bacterial adhesion?
A) It has no effect on adhesion
B) It only aids in motility
C) It helps bacteria adhere to surfaces
D) It prevents adhesion to surfaces
  • 10. What is a virulence factor related to bacterial capsules?
A) Promotion of beneficial bacteria
B) Inhibition of bacterial growth
C) Reduction of pathogenicity
D) Enhancement of the ability to cause disease
  • 11. What type of immunity is required for phagocytosis of encapsulated bacteria?
A) No antibodies are needed
B) General immune response
C) Capsule-specific antibody
D) Antibodies against lipopolysaccharides
  • 12. Can immunity to one type of bacterial capsule confer immunity to another type?
A) No, it does not result in immunity to other types
B) Yes, it provides broad immunity
C) Only if the capsules are similar
D) Immunity is always specific to one bacterium
  • 13. What can a bacterial capsule protect against besides immune cells?
A) Only immune cells
B) Nutrient absorption
C) Bacterial viruses and hydrophobic toxic materials like detergents
D) Oxygen availability
  • 14. Which of the following bacteria is known for having at least 91 different capsular serotypes?
A) Streptococcus pneumoniae
B) Klebsiella pneumoniae
C) Escherichia coli
D) Neisseria meningitidis
  • 15. Which staining method shows the capsule as a clear halo between a pink-stained bacterium and a bluish-grey background?
A) Maneval's capsule stain
B) Quellung reaction
C) India ink staining
D) Gram staining
  • 16. Which of the following bacteria does not typically have a capsule?
A) Staphylococcus epidermidis
B) Haemophilus influenzae
C) Klebsiella pneumoniae
D) Acinetobacter baumannii
  • 17. Which bacteria synthesizes a hyaluronic acid capsule?
A) Streptococcus pyogenes
B) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
C) Salmonella
D) Bacillus megaterium
  • 18. What does the capsule appear as in India ink staining?
A) A black dot
B) A pink-stained area
C) A bluish-grey background
D) A clear halo around the bacterium
  • 19. Which of the following is a method to demonstrate capsular material using its antigenic properties?
A) Maneval's capsule stain
B) India ink staining
C) Gram staining
D) Quellung reaction
  • 20. Which organism, though not a bacterium, has a similar capsule to bacteria?
A) Lactococcus garvieae
B) Bacillus anthracis
C) Staphylococcus aureus
D) Cryptococcus neoformans
  • 21. Which of the following bacteria produces a polysaccharide capsule with nine antigenic types containing sialic acid?
A) Streptococcus agalactiae
B) Bacillus megaterium
C) Salmonella
D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • 22. Which of the following bacteria synthesizes a hyaluronic acid capsule sometimes?
A) Bacillus megaterium
B) Lactococcus garvieae
C) Neisseria meningitidis
D) Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • 23. Which of the following bacteria is known for having a capsule that can be demonstrated by serological methods?
A) Staphylococcus epidermidis
B) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
C) Haemophilus influenzae type b
D) Escherichia coli (in all strains)
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