B.Sc-B.Sc MLT 1st Year BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

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                        First B.Sc MLT Degree Supplementary Examinations, March 2013

                                            BASIC MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY

Time: 3 Hours                                                                            Total Marks: 100

• Answer all Questions.
• Draw Diagrams wherever necessary.

Essay (2x10=20)

1. Define sterilization. Classify the various methods for sterilization. Briefly describe the principle, functioning and use of autoclave. (1 + 3 + 6 = 10)

2 . Define and classify immuniity. Describe briefly the mechanisms involved in Innate  Immunity (4 + 6 = 10)

Short notes (10x5=50)

3. Contributions of Louis Past eur

4. Gram's staining

5. Bacterial spore

6. Immunoglobulin A

7. Bio-safety cabinet

8. Filtration

9. Delayed hypersensitivity

10. ELISA

11. Indirect immuno fluorescence

12. HLA class 1 antigens.

Answer briefly (10x3:30) 

13. Bacterial cell wall

14. Glutaraldehyde

15. Natural killer cells 

16. Albert’s staining 

17. CD4 cell

18. Secondary infection

19. L - forms

20. . In-use tests

21. T cell dependent antigens

22. Serum sickness


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