Bacillus

Question 1

Causes Anthrax

Answer 1

B. anthracis

Question 2

Most common, Less severe Anthrax

Answer 2

Cutaneous Anthrax

Question 3

Hallmark cutaneous anthrax

Answer 3

Black Eschar

Question 4

Woolsoster’s Ds./Ragpicker’s ds

Answer 4

Pulmonary Anthrax

Question 5

Less common, Most severe type of Anthrax

Answer 5

Gastrointestinal Anthrax

Question 6

Colonies of B. anthracis in BAP

Answer 6

Medusa head colonies, Ground glass appearance

Question 7

GS appearance of B. anthracis

Answer 7

Bamboo pole/Fishing rod appearance

Question 8

B. anthracis in MHA with penicillin

Answer 8

Strings of pearls

Question 9

B. anthracis in Gelatin medium

Answer 9

Inverted Fig tree

Question 10

Consistency of B. anthracis

Answer 10

bitten egg white

Question 11

Cell wall of B anthracis

Answer 11

Poly-D glutamic acid

Question 12

All bacillus are motile, except;

Answer 12

B. anthracis

Question 13

Bacillus spp.

Nonmotile
Nonhemolytic

Answer 13

B. anthracis

Question 14

Fried rice bacillus

Answer 14

B. cereus

Question 15

Causes Progressive bacterial endophthalmitis

Answer 15

B. cereus

Question 16

High incidence of B. cereus poisoning

Answer 16

Rice dishes

Question 17

Bacillus spp.

Motile
Hemolytic

Answer 17

B. cereus

Question 18

(+) Parasporal bodies

Answer 18

B. thuringienses

Question 19

Indicator of Autoclave

Answer 19

B. steatothermophilus

Question 20

Bacillus used in Guthrie test

Answer 20

B. subtilis

Question 21

Indicator for Ionizing radiation

Answer 21

B. pumilus

Question 22

Largest pathogenic bacillus

Answer 22

B. anthracis