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